Features Winter 2009: Introduction Reporting in the aftermath of tragedy and violence, journalists discover what happens when people survive crippling moments of horror. Pushing past what is formulaic and numbing, they find ways to… December 15, 2009 Melissa Ludtke Bringing What’s Buried in Folders to Life ‘The closer I felt to these people, the more attention I paid to details—to timelines, to chronologies, to what kind of food they ate, what kind of medication they were… December 15, 2009 Arnessa Garrett Approaching Emotional Pain—As a Journalist ‘Routinely we witness the awful things that people do to each other and the most enduring awfulness of all, the aftermath.’ December 15, 2009 Elana Newman Tears Are Part of Telling the Story ‘That day in the bedroom Gary asked the questions; he fought the urge to cry. He did his job.’ December 15, 2009 Mike Walter When They Come for Us ‘… when you are compelled to leave your … family, your work, your country, and your life as you knew it, that’s when you realize you cannot give up. You… December 15, 2009 Sonali Samarasinghe Wickrematunge Manipulator or Human Rights Facilitator? A journalist involved with the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s radio coverage of that country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission describes how it was done and why decisions made about its approach… December 14, 2009 Antjie Krog Art and Literature: Guiding Journalists in Trauma’s Portrayal ‘… Nieman Fellows who’d been in the Balkans wanted to take courses in music, art, poetry, and other kinds of literature. I don’t think this happens arbitrarily.’ December 11, 2009 E. Ann Kaplan Art and Trauma—And Journalist as Observer ‘We have to be inside of the circle to understand the conversation, to get down and dirty with the people who are making art, and still keep that distance by… December 11, 2009 Alicia Anstead ‘Entering Darkness’ Depicting an individual’s story leads viewers to awareness of a ‘generalized horror.’ December 11, 2009 E. Ann Kaplan The Iraqi Shoe-Thrower: When Endangered Journalists Need Help ‘I wonder how different things would have turned out if I could have found help for al-Zaidi. If assistance came sooner for his possible post-traumatic stress, maybe the shoe-throwing incident… December 11, 2009 Jerome Aumente Previous 1 … 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 … 61 Next
