I wonder if she sees herself to the journalistic peer of a Woodward or Bernstein?
She sees them as her comrades-in-arms.
But I have never seen either of those guys lugging a Good Rig, nor have they ever rappelled into a story, nor have they been forced to wear Nomex.
They even have the luxury of an expense report to pay for their gasoline.
They even have readers, and get paid.
So yeah, maybe they're peers, but those two guys haven't made their bones like the nutcase.