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The media coverage has now entered the delicate phase of covering the miners' funerals. It's a difficult circumstance for us because while the services are certainly "news" that we need to document, we obviously want to respect the families' privacy. A few families allowed a still photographer from the Associated Press into the services. But most of the families expressly wrote in the newspaper obituaries that the media was not welcome. That is perfectly understandable, and I believe that most media outlets, including NBC, respected the wishes of those specific families. At the other services, the media stayed back a considerable distance. It was mostly very quiet.
On Saturday, I covered a wake in the town of Philippi with a camera crew. We were at least 100 yards away, if not more, and there was no attempted communication between us or the mourners. Once the West Virginia governor left that service, we left as well. Meanwhile, at another service, one of my colleagues reported that some congregants did yell at them from their vehicles, calling the media "vultures" and telling them to leave. Again, we don't want to invade anyone's privacy. Honestly, we don't want to be there at all. It is truly the worst part of our jobs on a story like this. I do thank the residents here for putting up with us, and for being welcoming and tolerant for the most part. I know they're ready to get back to normal after a terrible week, and our presence here is anything but normal.
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