Journalists need to strike a balance when reporting on suicides. Jordan Witte analyses the various guides to ethical and responsible trauma journalism.
Adrian Peterson’s decision to play just two days after his son’s death is a testament to his resilience, writes James Gray-Foster.
Traumatic events are frequent and inevitable, and journalists must be aware of how to interview victims and report their story with sensitivity, writes Brianna Martin.
Journalists need to strike a balance when reporting on suicides. Jordan Witte analyses the various guides to ethical and responsible trauma journalism.
Adrian Peterson’s decision to play just two days after his son’s death is a testament to his resilience, writes James Gray-Foster.
Traumatic events are frequent and inevitable, and journalists must be aware of how to interview victims and report their story with sensitivity, writes Brianna Martin.
Saving lives without taking sides.
Journalists need to strike a balance when reporting on suicides. Jordan Witte analyses the various guides to ethical and responsible trauma journalism.
Adrian Peterson’s decision to play just two days after his son’s death is a testament to his resilience, writes James Gray-Foster.
Traumatic events are frequent and inevitable, and journalists must be aware of how to interview victims and report their story with sensitivity, writes Brianna Martin.
Alex Pavlidis takes us through some of the intricacies of suicide reporting in this xtranormal explainer.
In the aftermath of particularly traumatic situations, journalists reporting on the event should consider the option of counselling, writes Timothy Arendshorst.
Reporting traumatic events comes with the territory for many working journalists. But how best to do it? A booklet prepared by the Dart Centre’s Kevin Kawamoto is an excellent place to begin, says Chris McNamara, who has selected it to be part of our ‘100 articles’ project.
The Dart Centre’s Cait McMahon will join La Trobe Journalism’s Dilemmas in Journalism class next Monday afternoon at 4 pm at the Economics Lecture Theatre to discuss how journalists deal with trauma. All welcome.
Journalists are there to report, not get involved, right? Or maybe it’s not so simple. In this selection chosen by Evan Harding for our ‘100 articles’ project, ABC journalist Craig McMurtrie and his cameraman discuss whether it’s possible to help as well bear witness when reporting disaster.
From natural disasters to car crashes, news reporters deal with traumatic stories every day. But at what point does it all become a little too much for the journalist to cope with, and what can be done to minimise the effects of trauma? Erdem Koc reflects on his own experiences.
