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Self-Care

While emergency workers have, particularly in the last decade, recognized the need for self-care and organizational safe-guards, journalists may not yet have been recognized as potential candidates for employee safeguards and increased support. Journalists need to remember is that there may be a number of potential stress reactions they may have when they write about particularly stressful topics, and know the strategies and resources they can use to stay resilient.

Dart Resources

  • Covering Trauma: Impact on Journalists

    By River Smith and Elana Newman

    An overview of current research on the occupational hazards for journalists covering traumatic events, the risk factors that aggravate those effects and some suggestions for mitigating those factors.

  • Training Reports

    Repercussions of a Tragedy

    By Jose Jaime "Nonoy" Espina

    Almost a year after 32 media workers were massacred along with scores of others in Mindanao, Filipino journalists face the consequences of doing dangerous work in an environment of chronic stress. A recent training conducted by Dart Centre Australasia focused on peer support.

  • Video Feature

    Peer Support for Journalists

    A video by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Dart Centre Australasia on how peer support programs help journalists deal with trauma.

  • In Depth

    Choosing a Psychotherapist

    By Elana Newman

    A guide for journalists seeking therapy for personal or work-related issues.

  • In Depth

    Haiti Quake: Watchful Waiting

    By Bruce Shapiro

    As the first wave of exhausted news teams rotates out, the story enters a new phase — and news managers need to be prepared to provide informed support.

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Outside Resources

  • Dealing With Disaster

    Editor and Publisher

    Joe Strupp and Doug Cosper discuss the problems faced by journalists in extreme situations, with emphasis on the challenges faced at the World Trade Center after 9/11.

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