Trauma-informed Journalism

Amid Trauma, Knowing Who Wants to Share Their Story

Amid Trauma, Knowing Who Wants to Share Their Story

Lisa Krantz, NF ’20, on photographing the aftermath of mass shootings
An Overdue Generational Shift Is Changing How Journalists Manage Traumatic Stories

An Overdue Generational Shift Is Changing How Journalists Manage Traumatic Stories

The stoicism that reporters once mustered when covering tragedies is giving way to a new public candor
Why Some Journalists Are Centering Trauma-Informed Reporting

Why Some Journalists Are Centering Trauma-Informed Reporting

Trauma-informed reporting can help journalists better connect with sources dealing with grief, pain, and loss
Tara Reade’s Allegations and Trauma-Informed Reporting

Tara Reade’s Allegations and Trauma-Informed Reporting

The more I read about Tara Reade’s story, the less I know about her sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden. That’s a problem, not just for Reade but for every…

What Could Trauma-Informed Journalism Look Like?

When I hear teachers or soldiers or ministers talk about what they do as a calling, I get it. Though the public may not believe it, journalists carry a similar…
The Trauma of Covering Traumatic Events

The Trauma of Covering Traumatic Events

I had increasingly intense visions of harming my wife.That’s not quite right. I had been having off-and-on images of violent events for years—seeing myself raped in prison or impaled during…

Why Journalists Need to Learn About Trauma

A survey of j-school professors and journalists emphasized the value of education and training in trauma reporting, with suggestions for how this learning can happen.

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…
When War Ends: The Trauma That Remains

When War Ends: The Trauma That Remains

An Essay in Words and Photographs

Journalism and Trauma: A Long Overdue Conjunction

Covering violence ‘chews at the vitality of those who must cover it day after day.’