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A Q and A with Tamara Cherry, whose new book, “The Trauma Beat,” explores how to mitigate harms tied to coverage of violence and trauma.
There’s a name for the hurt that can come from being exposed to other people’s suffering: vicarious trauma.
Hours after Kim Hancox learned that her husband, Toronto Detective Constable Bill Hancox, had been stabbed to death while on duty, reporters and camera crews began massing on her front lawn. They knocked on her door and badgered neighbours for information. A statement asking for privacy was
New efforts are aimed at training journalists to better support sources and care for their own mental health while reporting.