Summer Nelson

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• Children’s Reactions to Trauma-related News Media

  December 17, 2012 by Summer Nelson, Elana Newman, Betty Pfefferbaum

  • Children & Youth
  • Classroom Resources
  • Homicide & Mass Shooting

  Following the Newtown school shooting, a fact sheet on the effects of trauma-related news media on children.

• Word Choice Crucial When Reporting Sexual Violence

  August 24, 2010 by Summer Nelson

  When media reports sensationalize sexual violence or attribute violent crimes to “lovers’ quarrels,” neither victims nor society are well-served. Researchers at an American Psychological Association annual meeting explored why.

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