"You really feel the consequences of it," said Brewster, who at age 28 is delivering repeated reports on NBC News and MSNBC programs. The National Association of Black Journalists has taken note of the assignment's potential difficulties, calling on news organizations to make resources available to help employees cope. Reporters covering the trial may be susceptible to trauma tied to their own experiences or previous stories about encounters between police and Black people, said Dorothy Tucker, NABJ president. For some of the Black journalists covering the trial, it is important to bear witness. "I had zero trepidation," said CNN's Sidner. "In fact, I felt it was my absolute duty to do this."