A Spanish-language version of a tip sheet on journalist self-care from Dart Centre Asia Pacific.
Have you ever been first to arrive at the scene of a tragedy? Have you ever sent a reporter or photographer to a disaster scene without thinking through the consequences?
Dart Center Executive Director Bruce Shapiro offers advice to journalists.
Coverage of any disaster, whether it is man-made or natural, can be a difficult venture for a newsroom. While it has been particularly devastating, Hurricane Katrina is similar to other disasters in that it caused death and destruction—and grief for many people.