Have you seen the video of the reporter getting beat up by someone he was investigating?  If you can't see the video, there are some details here:

A television reporter in San Diego, Calif., was hospitalized after a brutally beating by a man and woman he was investigating for a news show, according to Local 6 News.
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The man's photographer jumped into the brawl and tried to break up the fight. A police officer eventually had to stop the attack with his gun drawn.

As I watched the video of the attack on the news this morning, the first thing that popped in my mind was... Why didn't the video cameraman put down the camera and help too?  I'd imagine that two people breaking up that fight would have been far more effective than just one, and maybe the reporter would have been saved a lot of pain.

It would seem that capturing "riveting video" is far more important to the media than a man's safety.