Grief

  • Blog Post

    Jan 12 2011 12:13 PM

    Columbine Chronicler on Tucson Advises: "Don't Rush the Healing"

    Who says it's the media's job to be a cheerleader for closure? Dave Cullen invites journalists to be a little less glib – and a lot more respectful – about the pain visited upon people affected by the Arizona shootings. More »

  • In Depth

    May 23 2004

    Breaking Tragic News

    By Penny Cockerell

    It’s near deadline. A story about a tragic killing comes across my desk and it’s my job to get comments from the family. I make the dreaded call and gently ask for reaction to the news — only to learn that the family doesn’t yet know. What now?

  • Booklet

    Breaking Bad News

    This booklet is intended to offer informal guidance in circumstances where journalists, their editors or managers are required to tell next-of-kin of the death of a colleague.

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