From the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma:
- Covering Trauma: Impact on Journalists
By River Smith, Elana Newman, Susan Drevo and Autumn Slaughter, 1 July 2015 - Violence: Comparing Reporting and Reality
By Sara Tiegreen and Elana Newman, Dart Center, February 2009. - Breaking Bad News
Informal guidance from Dart Center, 2009. - Local Tragedy, National Spotlight
Joe Hight reports on media lessons from the Amish school shooting, December 2006.
From the Poynter Institute:
- How journalists can take care of themselves while covering trauma
A guide to sefl-care by Kari Cobham, 29 May 2019 - Coverage of the Saddam Hussein Execution and its Aftermath
Poynter faculty offers advice on coverage & presentation decisions, 31 December 2006. - Katrina: The Power of the Press Against the Wrath of Nature
By James O’Byrne of the Times-Picayune, 1 September 2006. - Help with emotional interviews
Chip Scanlan talks to Joe Hight, Dart Center Executive Committee, 23 February 2005. - Trauma takes toll on journalists covering disasters
By Aly Colon, Reporting, Writing & Editing Group Leader, 11 January 2005. - Covering trauma & tragedy: what it takes
Kelly McBride talks to Dr Frank Ochberg founder of the Dart Center, 7 January 2005. - Help for journalists under stress
By Al Tompkins, Broadcast/Online Group Leader, 14 September 2001.
Other articles and resources:
- Indian TV journalist reports flood from victim’s shoulders
Article by Channel 4 News, 26 June 2013. - Interviewing victims of torture: A handbook and guide for journalists
By Miron Varouhakis, Michigan State University Victims and the Media Program, 2008. - Radio talk shows don’t have to exacerbate conflict
By Francis Rolt of Search for Common Ground, published in Drum Beat 333, February 2006. - Journalists and Media Staff Killed
Annual reports, compiled by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). - Shaking Our Foundations: Media and the Asian Tsunami
Report on efforts to rebuild media after the tsunami, published by IFJ, February 2005. - How the police fed the media beast
Steven Morris on media coverage of Soham murder case, The Guardian, 22 December 2003.