Joe Strupp and Doug Cosper discuss the problems faced by journalists in extreme situations, with emphasis on the challenges faced at the World Trade Center after 9/11.
When children are victims of violence, journalists have a responsibility to report the truth with compassion and sensitivity.
Article from the Poynter Institute with best practices and resources for journalists covering suicide.
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.
Suggestions for journalists interviewing service members returning from Iraq, the Middle East, or Afghanistan.
A guide for journalists covering victims of sexual and gender based violence from the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center.
The essential text for journalists seeking to report sensitively and responsibly on traumatic events, interweaving practical guidance with real-world examples.
Journalists, editors and trauma specialists meeting for Germany’s first-ever conference on trauma and journalism have called for the universal training of journalists in the skills of emotional literacy and trauma awareness.
It was going to be a big story, my journalist told me. In fact, it was going to be huge—my story had all the right elements for the ultimate tale of ‘triumph over tragedy’.
On the weekend observance of three years after the September 11th attack, victims traveled to the Mid-America Press Institute workshop, co-sponsored by the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma, to give their impressions on how reporters should interview those effected by violence.