Trauma Aware Reporting and Self Care Amid Crisis
Dart Center training for NewsGuild members: 7 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021
With news professionals challenged by so many unprecedented events, The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, a project of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, will deliver a 75-minute webinar on 1) trauma and journalism, introducing best practices in coverage (e.g. ethical interviewing of traumatized or highly vulnerable sources; effective reporting approaches to sensitive topics; ethics concerns; reporting dilemmas); and 2) basics of self-care and collegial support (e.g. the impact of covering trauma and tragedy; exposure to and the impact of toxic imagery and harassment/threat, techniques for self-care; and peer support.) There will be ample time for Q&A after the briefing on both sets of topics.