Story Ideas: Trauma Journalism in the Time of Coronavirus
May 13, 2020 by Rachel Dissell
How can journalists start thinking about aftermath when there is no end in sight?
Resources for Aftermath & Anniversaries, Interviewing
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Tip Sheet Collection: Victims and Dealing with the Past
April 9, 2019 by Susan McKay
This collection of tip sheets, written by journalist Susan McKay, is part of a Queen’s University Belfast project exploring the intersection between victims and ‘dealing with the past’ in Northern Ireland, in particular through examining the themes of voice, agency, and blame.
It includes guidelines on 1) interviewing victims and survivors of conflict; 2) representing and engaging with victims and survivors for journalists, editors and educators; 3) speaking to journalists and the media.
Symposium: Sandy Hook and Beyond
March 29, 2013
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The daylong symposium: Sandy Hook and Beyond: Breaking News, Trauma and Aftermath took place on Monday at Columbia University. Regional and national journalists were joined by community leaders, mental health experts, policy advocates and Sandy Hook families and shared perspectives, discussed lessons learned and pointed the way towards responsible news coverage going forward.
After Katrina: The Gulf Carries On
July 1, 2010
Five years after Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast faces another disaster–the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. A staff writer for The New Orleans Times-Picayune reflects on how lessons from the storm shape coverage of the latest crisis.
Preparing Journalists for Emotions
April 5, 2009 by Kenna Griffin
A journalism educator tells the personal story of why she works to prepare journalists for the unique challenges of covering traumatic events.
A Call for Emotional Literacy
March 6, 2006 by Maria Benning
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.
Lessons from 9/11 Survivors
September 17, 2004 by Joe Hight
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.
Covering Columbine
April 20, 2000 by Meg Moritz
A 57-minute documentary on the traumatic impact of the Columbine High School shootings on students, families, the community and journalists.
How Covering Jonesboro Changed A Reporter
February 5, 2000 by Audrey Watkins
When I walked out the door of The Jonesboro Sun news room shortly after 1 p.m. on March 24, 1998, I thought I was about as prepared as a reporter could be in a minute's notice.