Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Photo: Denis Sinyakov / Reuters Pictures: A Moscow woman on a train bound for Domodedovo airport weeps while talking on the phone to an acquaintance caught up in the chaos.

Взрыв в Москве: информационные материалы

В помощь журналистам, освещающим последствия взрыва в крупнейшем московском аэропорту Домодедово 24 января 2011 г., Центр Дарт предлагает подборку полезных материалов на русском языке.

A deadly blast at the international arrivals hall of Moscow's busiest airport Jan. 24 has been ruled a terrorist attack. As in-country journalists pursue the story, the Dart Centre's Russian-language resources provide some useful guidance on how to report on the immediate tragedy and deal with the after-effects.

• Трагедии и Журналисты, the Russian version of the Dart Centre's signature 40-page briefing book, "Tragedies and Journalists."
• Корреспондентам, операторам, ассистентам, продюсерам, a guide for news professionals working under extreme circumstances. 
• Журналисты и психологическая травма: первые шаги к решению проблемы, "Journalists and Psychological Trauma: First Steps Towards a Resolution," a 2010 article by Olga Kravtsova, originally published in the magazine "Journalist."
• Материалы к теме «Журналистика и стресс», a report from a recent conference on journalism and trauma.

Dart Center's regional coordinator in Russia, Olga Kravtsova, runs an online community called "The Psychology of Stress for Journalists" ("Психология стресса для журналистов"). She offers additional Russian-language resources:

• Некоторые рекомендации по интервьюированию пострадавших: Recommendations for interviewing victims.
• Правила первой психологической помощи: Psychological First Aid, a list of tips by psychologist Olga Podolskaya in response to Moscow metro bombings in March 2010.
• О выгорании среди журналистов: An article about emotional burnout among journalists.

And here are additional resources from the Dart Center archives useful to all journalists reporting on mass casualties:

• Self-Study Unit 2: Covering Terrorism: An online learning resource for covering an unfolding crisis.
• Working With Victims and Survivors: Journalists, researchers and mental health professionals offer advice on how to deal with people caught up in tragic events.
• Interviewing Children: Get permission before interviewing or photographing a child. Set clear ground rules about what is on and off the record. Don't make promises you can't keep. 
• Weathering the Trauma Storms: Developing Interviewing Technique: Dart Centre Europe Director Gavin Rees explores how role-playing exercises in the classroom might hone crucial interviewing skills.
• News Media and Trauma: This online documentary features features a wide range of Australian journalists recounting their experiences covering traumatic events.