By REBECCA SPARROW
I have thought about writing this post for six months.
I have anguished about issuing this apology for 20 years.
Because I did something when I was 19 years old that is, in truth, the great regret of my life. One of those events that I was involved in that has left me with embarrassment and shame and guilt. That may sound a bit dramatic, I guess. A bit over-the-top but for me, this – what I’m about to tell you – is probably the one real moment in my life where I feel true remorse for how I behaved.
So. I’m going to tell you today. And I’m going to use this post as an apology.
While I was at university I was involved in a group assignment where we had to shoot an interview with a subject. It was part of a film and TV subject I did. Or maybe it was one of the journalism ones … I don’t remember. What I do remember is that we found a woman who was willing to be interviewed about our chosen topic (sport) and my three group members and I and our crew (a camera man and a sound guy) met her at her office to spend an hour filming her talking to us on camera.
Let me point out that uni students can be deeply annoying with their requests for interviews. The ‘grown ups’ who give their time to be interviewed for these assignments are really doing it out of good grace. Because it takes up valuable time during the day and generally you agree to do it out of kindness.