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Esmy Jimenez, Next Gen fellow, sits with doula Erika Davis in her home in Tacoma, WA.<\/p><\/div>\n

Journalism is inherently painful.<\/p>\n

We write about the crime in our neighborhoods, wildfires burning across the state, the family who lost a child. And while not all stories are like this, some of the most powerful ones are about loss.<\/p>\n

But this week, I learned that just because the story is hard, the journalism process doesn\u2019t have to be. You can have a team that believes you when you say something is important. You can have someone who trusts your editorial judgment \u2014 you the reporter, you the person.<\/p>\n

Erika Davis, the woman I profiled, says it best: \u201cYou don\u2019t have to explain it. It allows us to just get to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

This experience was overwhelming in the best way possible. And the most fascinating, albeit difficult, part was stepping into my own power.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a good reporter. My newsroom knows that.<\/p>\n

And now, I know that too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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