Trauma-Informed Victim Interviewing
December 22, 2017
From the Office for Victims of Crime, a tip sheet on interviewing victims of human trafficking.
Interviewing
What is different about interviewing survivors of violence and tragedy? How can reporters avoid re-victimizing already-traumatized individuals? What are the special techniques and ethical obligations in the trauma interview?
Resources on Interviewing
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- Trauma-Informed Victim Interviewing
- Let's Talk: Personal Boundaries, Safety & Women in Journalism
- Questioning our assumptions: basic reporting processes, mass tragedy and engagement
- Witness: See It, Film It, Change It - Working with Survivors of Sexual and Gender-based Violence
- Finding the Courage to Cover Sexual Violence
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- Trauma-Informed Victim Interviewing
- Witness: See It, Film It, Change It - Working with Survivors of Sexual and Gender-based Violence
- Finding the Courage to Cover Sexual Violence
- What Reporters Need to Know about Interviewing Trauma Survivors
- New Frontiers in Newsgathering
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Let's Talk: Personal Boundaries, Safety & Women in Journalism
December 6, 2017Sexual harassment is at the top of the news agenda, and every industry - from politics to arts and entertainment to journalism - is being called to account. Like so many of their counterparts in other fields, women journalists contend with unwanted presumptions and the threat of gender-based violence. The Dart Center asked nine leading women in journalism to share their experiences and to reflect on their own best practices.
Manchester Attack: Resources for Coverage
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Witness: See It, Film It, Change It - Working with Survivors of Sexual and Gender-based Violence
January 29, 2017Collection of videos from Witness covering sexual and gender based violence.
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