Behind the Story: When should a journalist tell their own story?

This week we published a deeply researched and reported story by
Liam Rātana. It takes an inside look at what many people face when
they are considering starting a family – tricky ethical choices and
less than ideal medical and legal systems. When Liam pitched the
story in our weekly editorial meeting a few weeks ago, it was a
personal experience, but he chose to focus the final article on
others’ experiences and interviews with experts in the field. I
wanted to know the thinking behind his approach, and what the
process of reporting had been like for him. The genetic gamble:
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