She has received death threats, tracked gang violence, been in the trenches covering wars, travelled extensively, at times being forced to leave her young sons behind to get the story and she has lived the busy life for over 30 years.
Kim Bolan is a journalist, who would have it no other way. For her, it is not just a career as she would not do it if she did not see a purpose in it; that purpose is the social justice aspect of journalism.
“Ultimately, I believe so strongly in journalism that I have dedicated more than half of my life to it… We could all go somewhere and make more money as professionals but we do it because we think it is important for our communities and it is just the right thing to do,” Bolan told the Sunday Stabroek in an interview.
