Now that Jerry Sandusky has been convicted on 45 counts related to sex crimes he committed, I want to thank Sara Ganim, a journalist for the The Patriot-News, a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based newspaper, who, after breaking the Sandusky story, also became CNN's primary contributor for their coverage of the Sandusky trial, earning her national recognition.
Sara Ganim is a true journalist. She didn't try to become the story, she reported it. Sadly, in today's news media culture, most journalists often try to become bigger than the news that they report. That's not Sara Ganim's style. Ganim broke a story that she could have single-handedly turned into sensationalist tabloid fodder, but she took the high road and reported every major development regarding the Sandusky case in a non-sensationalist, "hard news" manner that is rarely seen in today's media culture.
Sara Ganim deserves a round of applause.