Journalists
& Trauma Science
Dr. Anthony Feinstein (MD) and Dr. Elana Newman (PhD) explore the emerging research on how trauma exposure can affect the mental health of news professionals.
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Trauma Interviewing
Covering Sexual Violence
Reporting in Indigenous Communities
Climate Journalism & Trauma
Interviewing Children
Reporting on Vulnerable Communities
Ethical Relationships with Sources
A Trauma Victim’s Advice
The Journalist’s Brain (Animated)
Peer Support for News Professionals
Operational Debriefs
Taking Care of Yourself
Trauma Aware Leadership
Planning For Difficult Stories
Handling Traumatic Imagery
Disponible en français
Resources
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Dart Research Database
The Definitive Bibliography of Scholarship on Journalism & Trauma
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Mental Health and Wellbeing for Journalists A Practical Guide
Hannah Storm, Routledge, 2024
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A Hazardous Profession: War, Journalists, and Psychopathology
Feinstein et al., American Journal of Psychiatry, 2002
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Witnessing images of extreme violence: a psychological study of journalists in the newsroom
Feinstein et al., Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2013
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Journalists covering the refugee and migration crisis are affected by moral injury not PTSD
Feinstein et al., The Royal Society of Medicine, 2018
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Validation of the Toronto Moral Injury Scale for Journalists
Osmann et al., Traumatology, 2022
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Symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Journalists Covering War and Conflict: A Study Comparing Photographers With Print Reporters
Osmann et al., Traumatology, 2019