When Veterans Come Home
April 1-2, 2011
WHYY Studios
150 N. 6th St.
Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
150 N. 6th St.
Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
Photo : Nina Berman / NOOR: Spc. Robert Acosta, 20, was a passenger in a humvee outside Baghdad when an Iraqi teenager threw a grenade into the vehicle, permanently mangling his left leg and ripping off his right arm.
The workshop geared toward reporters for print, broadcast and online media; and editors, photographers, producers or bloggers.
The workshop:
- Served as a forum for improving journalists’ knowledge of critical issues such as access to health care, education and employment, post-traumatic stress disorder, female combat veterans, suicide and children and family issues
- Explored new research, reporting ideas and best practices with leading mental health and policy experts
- Confronted challenges — and identified opportunities — that exist for local journalists pursuing these stories with limited resources
- Provided practical tools to enable journalists to successfully produce stories that address the challenges facing returning veterans