Author

Ruth Teichroeb

Ruth Teichroeb was an investigative reporter at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. In her 22 years as a reporter, she devoted much of her time to covering social issues involving vulnerable people. She is the author of “Flowers on My Grave: How an Ojibwa Boy’s Death Helped Break the Silence on Child Abuse,” a story she worked on when she was with the Winnipeg Free Press.

How to Do an Interview—When Trauma Is the Topic

‘It’s just a totally different landscape when dealing with someone who’s been traumatized. They don’t know the rules, and what’s so essential in these interviews is to give the person…