Sandy Hook & Beyond: Breaking News, Trauma & Aftermath

April 22, 2013

The massacre of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School changed America. The tragedy also challenged - and continues to challenge - journalists and news organizations.

This daylong symposium reflected on the news coverage of Sandy Hook. Regional and national journalists were joined by community leaders, Sandy Hook families, mental health experts and policy advocates to share perspectives, discuss lessons learned and point the way towards responsible news coverage going forward.

Scroll down to watch full video coverage of the following panels:

Social Media and Tragedy
News and Trauma: Survivors Speak
Responsible Reporting on Aftermath
Covering Perpetrators, Guns and Community Trauma
Breaking News, Trauma and Aftermath

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Andy Carvin, Social Media Strategist, NPR;
Charles Dumais, Principal, Newtown High School;
Moderator: Emily Bell, Director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism

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Bill Leukhardt, Reporter, Hartford Courant and step-father of victim
Bruce Shapiro, Executive Director, Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma

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Dave Cullen, Journalist and Author, “Columbine”;
Kevin Cullen, Columnist, Boston Globe;
Candice Kane, Chief Operating Officer, Cure Violence, Chicago;
Beth Macy, Reporter, The Roanoke Times;
Steven Marans, Professor, Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine;
Jacqueline Smith, Managing Editor, News-Times, Danbury, CT;
Bruce Shapiro, Executive Director, Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma; Emily Bell, Director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism

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Alaine Griffin, Reporter, Hartford Courant;
Matthew Kauffman, Investigative Reporter, Hartford Courant;
Charles Herrick, Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Western Connecticut Health Network;
Jim MacMillan, Founder, GunCrisis.org;
Moderator: Bruce Shapiro, Executive Director, Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

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Patricia Llodra, First Selectwoman, Newtown, CT;
Naomi Starobin, News Director, WSHU Public Radio Fairfield, CT;
Lt. J. Paul Vance, Chief Spokesman, Connecticut State Police;
Brad Clift, Freelance Photojournalist;
Moderator: Bruce Shapiro, Executive Director, Dart Center