Camila Mota

I'd say it can be scary.

Maybe scared is not the best word, but cautious.

And I think it's a good thing to be cautious.

You know, whenever I'm covering, I see myself in situations like that.

There's always like butterflies in your stomach right before you jump in.

But just the second before I jump in, because when you're there, you're working and things change.

And it makes me think, because here in Brazil, we cover a lot of urban violence as well.

So we go to a lot of places.

in which there are armed groups.

So I'd say it's kind of a similar situation, even though the comparison might sound crazy.

But still, you know, you're kind of, okay, yeah, let's do this.

And then when you're in, you're in.

Yeah, definitely.

And I was thinking, I was actually thinking about the COVID-19 pandemic.

The memory is still very fresh.

As Emery was saying, we reached out to scientists, to doctors, to authorities, but sometimes they're still figuring out along the way.

So there's a lot of hit and miss.

And I think the COVID-19 was a humbling experience for journalists because I remember thinking,

reporting, you know, saying to people that we should bathe our groceries in alcohol, because scientists were saying that to us.

And then a couple of weeks later, we were like, maybe not.