Painterly vintage microphone, empty wooden stool and glowing stage light against dark navy.

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Aaron Altman

Let’s never forget, we’re the real story, not them.

— Broadcast News · 1987

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Someone in the business of reporting insists that the people doing the observing matter more than the events or figures they cover, a reminder not to let the subject overshadow the storyteller. It's a statement of professional self-importance dressed up as a rallying cry.

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