Reporters also frontliners, says veteran journalist Johan Jaafar

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Several veteran journalists say reporters always have to be at ground zero where the action is and, as such, they can be categorised as frontliners as well.The action may be an event, a natural disaster, a road crash or a shooting incident, and reporting demands going down to the ground to get the best story.It is no different also in the matter of covering events associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, such as lockdowns, roadblocks, food distribution and so on.National Journalism Laureate Johan Jaafar (above) said reporters have no choice but to report all activities associated with Covid-19.Citing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the former chairperson of Media Prima Bhd and former editor-in-chief of Utusan Melayu said they take risks going to places such as hospitals, areas isolated under the enhanced movement control order and Covid-19 quarantine centres to convey accurate…