
Story Ideas: Trauma Journalism in the Time of Coronavirus
How can journalists start thinking about aftermath when there is no end in sight?
How can journalists start thinking about aftermath when there is no end in sight?
Tips and tools to report safely and effectively during the coronavirus pandemic, updated regularly following Dart Center webinars.
Click here to watch all of the symposium panels. Click here to read the Live Blog from the event. Click here for program details.
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.
A mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut left 28 people dead, including 20 children. See the Dart Center's resources for journalists covering this tragedy.
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.