NEWS 409 Lecture Notes - Lecture 49: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Wu Xing
31 Mar 2019
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Remarks about being lucky or fortunate to have an understanding editor. Journalists who cover trauma are more vulnerable to ptsd and secondary traumatic stress. More education about covering trauma & availability of newsroom resources may go a long way in changing newsroom culture and fostering a journalism workforce that has a better understanding of trauma and its effects. I am sorry for what happened to you or i am sorry for your loss . Empathy does not have to run counter to objectivity. Explain the purpose of the story and why the victim"s participation can be important or helpful. Members of the community want to know how you are doing, . Your words can help spread awareness about this issue . We want to verify what other people have said . People are interested in hearing about the life of your loved one etc. Leave them your contact info if they don"t want to talk right away.
