Reporting and Covid-19: Tips for Journalists
April 16, 2020 by Susan Kaplan
Tips and tools to report safely and effectively during the coronavirus pandemic, updated regularly following Dart Center webinars.
Resources for Featured Articles, Disaster, PTSD & Mental Health
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Haiti Quake: Watchful Waiting
January 21, 2010 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.
Covering Two Catastrophes
May 14, 2008
For those reporting on the natural disasters in China and Myanmar, the Dart Center has assembled tip sheets, advice and reflection from journalists on past catastrophes and other resources of relevance.
Weathering the Trauma Storms: Developing Interviewing Techniques
June 30, 2007 by Gavin Rees
Nearly every journalist in the course of their career will interview people who have experienced significant trauma. But how many receive any training for the task? This article describes how role-playing traumatic incidents might give student journalists valuable insight and hone crucial interviewing skills.
Hurricane Opens Trauma Wounds
July 8, 2005 by Frank Ochberg
Now that a major storm has struck the same regions that were battered last year, people face something called re-traumatization. What does that mean and what can we do about it?
Unraveling Media and Trauma Connections
January 21, 2005
An interview by Meg Spratt with Betty Pfefferbaum, a research psychiatrist and professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Oklahoma.
Unraveling Media and Trauma Connections
January 1, 2005
Betty Pfefferbaum, winner of the first ISTSS Frank Ochberg Award for Research in Trauma and the Media, discusses what journalists can learn from her research.
Suicide Coverage Can Amplify Problem
August 21, 2001 by Sherry Ricchiardi
A national panel of experts in suicide, behavioral science and the media cautions and advises journalists on how to report this sensitive subject.
The Test of Fire
February 18, 1995
For its unsentimental focus on Emmett Jackson's recovery from the arson death of his wife and child and his own extensive injuries. Originally published in the Austin American-Statesman in two parts on Sept. 4, 1994, and Sept. 5, 1994.