Framing the WDBJ Tragedy
As the WDBJ tragedy evolves, how will journalists frame the story?
*Click for tips on handling the death of a colleague, and tips for managers on coping with trauma in the newsroom.
As the WDBJ tragedy evolves, how will journalists frame the story?
*Click for tips on handling the death of a colleague, and tips for managers on coping with trauma in the newsroom.
In a recent story on NPR's All Things Considered, Dart's Executive Director Bruce Shapiro was featured alongside reporters from The Post & Courier on how to cover high-profile, violent events for a national audience, and grapple with their impact on a local community.
Resources recommended by speakers and participants at the Dart Center workshop "Covering Guns."
Cheryl Thompson, Investigative Reporter at the Washington Post, Mark Follman, National Affairs Editor at Mother Jones, and Jim MacMillan, Founder and Editor of GunCrisis.org, in conversation with Dart's Bruce Shapiro. Below is a lightly edited version of their conversation.
Full video, transcript and powerpoint presentation; “Guns and Gun Violence: Through a Public Health Lens”; May 29, 2015.
Full video, transcript and powerpoint presentation; “The Economic and Social Costs of Gun Violence”; May 29, 2015.
Full video and transcript of panel. Powerpoint presentation provided by Roseanna Ander, original moderator, who was not able to be in attendance; “Public Safety and Law Enforcement”; May 29, 2015.
Full video and transcript; “Guns, Law and Society: Understanding the Arguments"; May 29, 2015.
Full video, transcript and powerpoint presentation; “Guns and Intimate Partner Violence: What the Research Tells Us”; May 29, 2015.
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