….Some hailed Wolf Blitzer’s decision to put down his microphone and join the firefighters in putting out the flames before they could ignite the fuel truck and kill hundreds of orphans.

But Bob Steele, director of the ethics program at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, said he was uncomfortable with Blitzer’s situation, now that the rescue operation is over.

“I’m hoping and trusting that he and CNN set some thresholds,” Steele said. “I think it’s problematic if this is a role that he’s going to be playing on any kind of frequent basis. I don’t think he should be reporting on it if he’s also a participant. He can’t bring appropriate journalistic independence and detachment to a story.”