Paulo Camacho, former SIC journalist, was presenting the First News when the September 11, 2001 attacks took place, considered the deadliest terrorist attack ever witnessed by the world. The journalist recalls that those were the "first frightening minutes" during the broadcast.
At that moment, Camacho had to continue live, at a time when little or nothing was yet known about what was happening in New York. The information was scarce and confusing, making the situation particularly challenging for any journalist.
The journalist describes that, for him, there was a moment when he felt a tremor and fell into the abyss. This metaphorical description illustrates the emotional impact that covering that historical event had on him, even though he was a professional accustomed to dealing with high-pressure situations.
Paulo Camacho's broadcast became known as a "challenging broadcast," not only because of the dramatic nature of the events he was reporting, but also because of the need to remain calm and inform the Portuguese public while the world watched, in shock, the unfolding of the attacks in the United States.
