On NPR a few weeks ago, I heard a story about the Challenger disaster and the frantic moments shortly thereafter. According to the story — which may have been fiction — there was a quick and heated debate between a news reporter and her producer, immediately after the shuttle's destruction and during a quick break for a commercial, over whether or not to discuss Christa McAuliffe when the program resumed. The producer felt it was not an appropriate direction to take for the developing story, while the reporter felt it was indeed an appropriate direction. After some back-and-forth, the reporter decided she was going to defy the wishes of her superior, and she did so with these words (or similar ones):

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