
Story Ideas: Trauma Journalism in the Time of Coronavirus
How can journalists start thinking about aftermath when there is no end in sight?
Intimate partner violence is the most widespread crime, yet typically the least reported. What do journalists need to know to ensure dignified and sensitive reporting on victims and survivors of such crime? What does the public need to know about perpetrators? In what ways can news organizations provide a public service by putting intimate partner violence - including teen dating violence - and its prevention onto the news agenda?
How can journalists start thinking about aftermath when there is no end in sight?
This deeply reported multimedia project explores the failure of Minnesota’s policing and courts to serve rape and sexual assault victims. Judges called “Denied Justice” an “exceedingly thorough investigative reporting triumph" that makes an "enormous contribution to public service." They commended the series' "incredible depth" that touched everything from "decisions around anonymity to the scope of interviews, from expert sourcing to the wide range of angles explored." Originally published by the Star Tribune between July and December, 2018.
Information from the National Institute of Justice on intimate partner violence.
An article by Frank Smyth, CPJ's senior advisor for journalist security, on the risks and rewards of covering sexual and gender based violence, as well as links to more resources for those covering sexual violence in the United States and abroad.