I recently called a large nonprofit organization whose services I have been using for many years. As expected, the receptionist asked my name and the name of the person I wanted to talk with. She then transferred my call and I was surprised with what happened next.
On the early hours of July 20, 2012, my home phone suddenly rang. It was my editor at EFE News Agency, telling there has been a shooting at a movie theater in Aurora (where I live.) She asked me to start writing stories immediately.
As a reporter, from time to time I come across bizarre stories with moving, sad, and even depressing elements. Last week, I came across one of those stories, the case of Juan Ramirez, now 33 and living in Nebraska.
En ocasiones, el camino del periodismo nos lleva al encuentro de historias que resultan extrañas, conmovedoras, sin sentido, tristes y hasta deprimentes. Tal es el caso de la historia del Juan Ramírez.