euthanasia

Just finished a feature story on euthanasia today. This afternoon, when I was stuck at some point, I talked to a senior reporter on our way to lunch. She said the topic was not new at all and asked me why I didn't do a research before proposing the idea. At the moment, her words brought shiver down my spine. It's like a bucket of old water hammering down from above my head. She is probably right. I didn't do much research before proposing the topic. I did it just because I got a hold of a terminally ill patient who was going to die. But well, I don't believe any topic in the world is totally new, let alone such controversial ones. As long as I make it interesting and up-to-date, I think it'll be fine. Since I was not quite confident about my writing(yet I have been working in this newsroom for like year) I sent my raw copy to my deputy chief editor. I haven't got a reply yet but I hope he will come back to me positively.