Resources for Self-Care & Peer Support

Gearing Up for Election Day? Check Out These Resources
We have compiled these resources to help prepare journalists and news organizations for Election Day and the period that follows.

Leading Resilience: A Guide for Editors and News Managers on Working with Freelancers Exposed to Trauma
A collaboration between ACOS Alliance and Dart Centre Asia Pacific, this guide is designed to help editors and managers understand and support their teams. It is divided into five sections covering both general information and specific suggestions and tips for working with freelancers.
You Can Help! Women Journalists and Online Harassment
The Dart Center is working with researchers at The University of Tulsa to better understand women journalists’ experience with online harassment in the United States.
Mental Health Tips for Journalists in the Time of Coronavirus

Toolkits: Self-Care and Building Resiliency
Mindfulness, meditation and self-care toolkits from the UC Berkeley Human Rights Center Rated R initiative.

Chair Yoga for Journalists
Join former foreign correspondent and Dart Centre Asia Pacific Deputy Director, Kimina Lyall, for a series of yoga stretches.

How to Safely Cover Street Protests
Covering civil unrest can be frightening and dangerous. A crowd may turn violent with little warning and police can target journalists or mistake them for rabble rousers. It’s particularly challenging to maintain social distancing during a riot, so take extra precautions to stay on the edge for quick exit. Bring extra masks, gloves and sanitizer for gear.

Reporting and Covid-19: Tips for Journalists
Tips and tools to report safely and effectively during the coronavirus pandemic, updated regularly following Dart Center webinars.
Covering Coronavirus: Advice for video journalists
Edward Lawrence has been covering the coronavirus story on the ground in China since January, including a trip onto China’s frontline: Hubei province on lockdown. Here, he has outlined some of his thoughts on the challenges of reporting amid the pandemic, and the precautions that he and his team have been taking.