A Journalist ‘In Cahoots’ Rania Halaby | Presenter, Al Jazeera News Channel
It is common knowledge that journalism is not a job that adheres to strict office hours. I have accepted that working as a journalist is a passion that will, no doubt, take a toll on my personal life. News headlines sneak slowly into my head even at home, giving rise to many questions and ideas. Our families cannot avoid politics even during dinner conversations. I have been used to this since my early days in journalism in Lebanon. I grew up with my parents talking politics day and night, and then married a fellow journalist.
I always appreciated this intertwined work-family life; that is why I made no effort to resist it. My husband and I offered a lot with passion to the profession. This was best revealed when our vacation in Europe turned into a business trip in 2016. After a tour of the Belgian countryside, my husband and I arrived in Brussels hoping to explore Europe’s capital city. But we woke up to a totally unexpected scene from our hotel window: ambulances and a heavy police presence.
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