…the criteria for a traumatic brain injury, many don’t receive a brain injury diagnosis, Philipps found. Instead, doctors in the military prescribe them antidepressants, headache medicine and sleeping pills, he…
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…recommendations, including the practice of trauma-informed reporting. Trauma-informed journalism recognizes the need for journalists to better understand how trauma can affect survivors and how to avoid reporting that could cause…
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…writing about trauma. And he knows that trauma reporting can cause further trauma if it isn’t done with care and skill. “The War Horse believes that reporting on trauma comes with…
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…traumatic events, by practicing trauma-informed journalism, which is acknowledging the impact of trauma on people and how an interview can create additional stress for them, and less-extractive reporting, which is…
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…is required to have a dedicated database manager for all traumas presenting to the trauma bay, we believe the database information is accurate,” the authors write. Because Cooper is a…
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…and trauma among media workers and was not involved in the report. “I appreciate how [the report] connects peer support to the consequences of online abuse, but I also really…
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…trauma. It’s important that journalists understand it can take more time and work to develop relationships with people who have been traumatized or marginalized. Walter is a proponent of trauma-informed…
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…recent Journalist’s Resource interview with Gollan and Neilson, with insights on interviewing trauma survivors, building a database from scratch and finding success with public records requests. 1. Consult experts before…
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…managing online abuse or secondary trauma. Examples of peer support in practice The Canadian News Industry Peer Support In Spring 2025, the Canadian Association of Journalists launched a nationwide volunteer peer-support program open to all journalists…
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…confrontation, dehumanization, and instability induced by sweeps are traumatic experiences for a community that already has a high trauma load, including a high prevalence of adverse childhood experiences and PTSD,”…
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