Beth Macy's story about an Air Force veteran's death was a challenge to report because her sources were both traumatized and estranged: "I don’t want to do another story like this ... When I read it again the other day, it didn’t sound like the way I normally write. So it leaves me a little cold, but I guess the whole thing leaves me cold because every little piece of it was emotionally draining to do." Editors discuss.
February 5, 2012