Last but not least: Journalists' precarious state of health

A British journalist gives new impetus to the myth of the "unhealthy journalist". After recently reporting on the catastrophic health of Chinese journalists, another example has now reached us. While last time we concentrated on cigarettes as the culprit, this time we are shifting the focus to alcohol as a potentially harmful stimulant. Adam Smith, also known as Steve Zacharanda, serves as an illustration. The British journalist drank a little too much when he was reporting directly from the USA on the last elections on behalf of the Birmingham Mail. Completely drunk - after all, Obama's victory had to be celebrated - he admitted that he had stolen his reports from the BBC. Having really got into the swing of things, he announced to his employer that he wanted to resign and launch his own newspaper. As it turned out, his confession found its way to Youtube and thus reinforced the negative health image of journalists. However, we are not letting the latest developments get us down and are not (yet) giving up hope for a better state of health in the industry. A counter-movement called "Save us journalists" aims to restore the fitness of media professionals. Suggestions and ideas for realizing our ambitious goal are always welcome.