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Economic crisis and trauma journalism: Assessing the emotional toll of reporting in crisis-ridden countries
Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research, volume 47, issue 3 (2022), pp. 350-374
"This article discusses the relationship between the post-2008 global economic crisis and trauma journalism through a quantitative study of reporters covering austerity’s everyday manifestations and examines the effects on the media professionals involved. The findings indicate that journalists wh
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Safety of Journalists Covering Trauma and Distress: ‘Do no Harm’
Deep Insights
Paris: UNESCO (2022), 16 pp.
"• Pressure has intensified on journalists to cover people’s trauma and distress and deliver emotionally-driven content to multiple platforms.
• Impact on survivors: An ongoing lack of trauma-aware training for journalists can lead to inept or ill-informed handling of survivors, some say this
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An Intersectional Analysis of U.S. Journalists’ Experiences With Hostile Sources
Journalism & Communication Monographs, volume 24, issue 3 (2022), pp. 156-216
"Given rising hostility toward journalists in the United States, this monograph illuminates how journalists experience hostility from news sources. Drawing on 38 in-depth interviews with U.S. journalists, this project uses the theory of intersectionality to understand how journalists experienced hos
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Reporting the Covid-19 Pandemic: Trauma on Our Own Doorstep
Digital Journalism, volume 10, issue 6 (2022), pp. 997-1014
"The political and media rhetoric of the pandemic is that of conflict and a call to arms in face of a hidden enemy. But this is not a distant war where journalists are parachuted in to report on the action for a few weeks and then fly home. It is on our own doorstep. Many of those covering the globa
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Contextualizing Psychological Outcomes for TV News Journalists: Role Differences in Industry Culture, Organizational Hierarchy and Trauma Exposure
Journal of Constructivist Psychology, volume 35, issue 1 (2022), pp. 255-279
"Research indicates that TV news journalists’ ongoing exposure to trauma can result in psychopathology. However, we currently know little about potential differences in trauma exposure between individuals in varying journalistic roles. The aim of this study is to contextualize the existing knowled
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Expanding the Analytical Boundaries of Mob Censorship: How Technology and Infrastructure Enable Novel Threats to Journalists and Strategies for Mitigation
Digital Journalism, volume 11, issue 10 (2022), pp. 1848-1867
"Mob censorship, which “expresses the will of ordinary citizens to exert power over journalists through discursive violence” is traditionally considered a grassroots phenomenon. However, within technically mediated systems, who is behind the mob is sometimes unclear. We therefore ask how the tec
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Trauma-Informed Journalism
In: Trauma in Adult and Higher Education: Conversations and Critical Reflections
Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing (2022), pp. 205-220
"Covering stories of tragedy and trauma is commonplace for journalists. To date, no organized or consistent approaches for teaching journalists about the impacts of trauma on their own lives, and the lives of those that are impacted by tragedy, have been developed. Journalists are left on their own
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Surviving Mexico: Resistance and Resilience Among Journalists in the Twenty-First Century
Austin: University of Texas Press (2021), xiv, 288 pp.
"Since 2000, more than 150 journalists have been killed in Mexico. Today the country is one of the most dangerous in the world in which to be a reporter. In Surviving Mexico, Celeste González de Bustamante and Jeannine E. Relly examine the networks of political power, business interests, and organi
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PTSD in the Newsroom: A Grounded Theory View of Organizational Leaders and Trauma
International Journal on Media Management, volume 23, issue 3-4 (2021), pp. 238-263
"A number of studies have demonstrated that journalists will experience traumatic events during the course of their careers. Yet a gap in the research exists regarding newsroom organizational leaders and the impact of trauma on their work and emotional health. This study used a grounded theory appro
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Burning out and turning off: Journalists’ disconnection strategies on social media
Journalism, volume 22, issue 10 (2021), pp. 2475-2492
"This study explores forms of social media fatigue described by professional journalists, including frustration with the perception of their increased affective labor, dissatisfaction with communication environments on particular social media platforms, and increased anxiety about the possible impac
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Tired, Hungry, and on Deadline: Affect and Emotion in the Practice of Conflict Journalism
Journalism Studies, volume 22, issue 12 (2021), pp. 1574-1589
"The recent “emotional turn” in journalism studies has yet to substantially focus on the role that affect and emotion play in specific practices of journalism. This paper examines the affective/emotional dimensions of journalists coping with exhaustion during a reporting assignment in South Suda
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Risk, Victimization and Coping Strategies of Journalists in Mexico and Brazil
Sur le Journalisme, About Journalism, Sobre Jornalismo, volume 10, issue 1 (2021), pp. 62-81
"There is a growing recognition that journalists are exposed to dangerous or hazardous working conditions in many places worldwide. These conditions are suggested to be linked to greater macro-related structural risks, including changes to the political economy of news that increase labor precarity,
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Journalism and Emotional Work
Journalism Studies, volume 22, issue 12 (2021), pp. 1567-1573
"This essay introduces the special issue entitled Journalism and Emotional Work. It argues the need for a context-sensitive understanding of emotional work in journalism profession. Contributions to the issue elucidate the social context for and the social consequences of emotional work. It demonstr
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Bulgarian Journalists Under Pressure: Threats, Violence, and Freedom of Speech
In: Handbook of Research on Discrimination, Gender Disparity, and Safety Risks in Journalism
Hershey, PA: IGI Global (2021), pp. 212-231
"Bulgarian journalists are under pressure. Although the country has been a member of the EU for 13 years and the legislation on freedom of speech corresponds to Western practices, the country ranks 111th in the annual Freedom of Speech Index. While the cases of work-related physical violence against
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Live from my Living Room: Perceived Organizational Support Among TV News Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Electronic News, volume 15, issue 3–4 (2021), pp. 75–94
"As members of the media, TV news workers were considered essential employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many employees went into the field to cover stories related to the pandemic, which included anti-mask and lock-down protests. This mixed-methods study explored the extent to which TV news work
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Confronting Freedom to Inform With Freedom of Expression: The Case of Online Attacks of Journalists in Ghana
In: Handbook of Research on Discrimination, Gender Disparity, and Safety Risks in Journalism
Hershey, PA: IGI Global (2021), pp. 269-296
"Globally, there is an increase in online attacks on journalists with gender dimensions to these attacks. Also, it is established that digital innovations have augmented free expression and the augmentation allows means for online attacks. Though evidence submits that studies on the problem of onlin
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An investigation into Risks to Mental Health of Bangladeshi Journalists
In: Handbook of Research on Discrimination, Gender Disparity, and Safety Risks in Journalism
Hershey, PA: IGI Global (2021), pp. 167-193
"Mental health in workplaces is a global concern today, and Bangladesh is not an exception to that. It is a big concern in journalism as good journalism depends on healthy journalists and news organizations. Most of the scholarships on the topic have been done from the perspective of western and dev
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The emotional well-being of journalists exposed to traumatic events: A mapping review
Media, War & Conflict, volume 14, issue 4 (2021), pp. 476–502
"This article presents a mapping review of the available literature on the emotional well-being of journalists exposed to traumatic events. The review consists of three parts: (a) a summary of the results of trauma-related literature; (b) identification of the limitations of studies to date; and (c)
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Ecuadorian Journalists Mental Health Influence on Changing Job Desire: A Cross Sectional Study
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, volume 18, issue 10139 (2021), 13 pp.
"Journalist's mental health could predict their job change. This study aims at determining the prevalence of mental health issues and their association with perception of aptitude for covering emergencies and difficulty in seeing a corpse, and also to determine the mental health factors associated w
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How Close Should We Get? Media and Conflict
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2021), 101 pp.
"Those working in media face plenty of challenges when it comes to handling issues around conflict more sensitively. In some countries, these difficulties could include forced or unsolicited loyalty, a lack of information, or physical and psychological threats. In others, challenges could arise from
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