Despite increasing interest among journalism educators in teaching trauma preparedness, few courses are offered, according to a new study by San Diego State University journalism professor and 2011 Dart Center Academic Fellow Amy Schmitz Weiss.
Tips for journalism educators seeking to bring crisis/trauma training into the classroom from Associate Professor of Journalism at San Diego State University and 2011 Dart Center Academic Fellow Amy Schmitz Weiss.
At this year's AEJMC Conference, Dart Center Faculty Fellow Ari Goldman will present at a pre-conference workshop on the ethics of trauma journalism and classroom techniques, while 2011 Dart Center Academic Fellow Amy Schmitz-Weiss will present her research at “Beyond the Border: Teaching Journalism in the US and Mexico.”
A free downloadable lesson plan from PBS on journalism standards, the role of a free press, and the difference between blogs and other forms of journalism.
Following the Newtown school shooting, a fact sheet on the effects of trauma-related news media on children.
A fact-sheet of both national and international statistics relating to suicide
Experts explain factors that contribute to suicide, and the best methods of prevention.
A free downloadable lesson plan from PBS on the values and limits of different types of sources and the impact news sources may have on how conflicts are reported.
A Haitian-born journalist and media scholar advises educators on how to equip the journalists of the future with the cultural awareness to effectively and sensitively report on natural disasters.
Journalism students in Arizona and New York trade places, traveling to Manhattan and the U.S.-Mexico border to explore immigrant issues with sensitivity and depth.