Journalism And Trauma Research

  • From the Academy

    Mar 1 2006

    Children and Media Coverage of Trauma

    By Christina Cantrell and Elana Newman

    An overview of current research on the short- and long-term impacts of media coverage of tragedy on children, as well as aggravating risk factors and suggestions for future research.

  • Fact Sheet

    Feb 18 2009

    Violence: Comparing Reporting and Reality

    By Sara Tiegreen and Elana Newman

    An overview of reporting trends in crime news, comparison with actual crime rates and an analysis of how coverage affects public perception of criminal activity.

  • Fact Sheet

    Apr 1 2008

    How News is "Framed"

    By Sara Tiegreen and Elana Newman

    An overview of how news stories, traumatic and otherwise, are "framed," finding a general absence of context and recommending avenues for future research.

  • Fact Sheet

    Jan 1 2008

    The Effect of News "Frames"

    By Sara Tiegreen and Elana Newman

    An overview of current scholarship regarding how different, contextual approaches to reporting news influence consumers’ knowledge, perceptions and opinions, and the implications for researchers and for journalists.

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