Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Journalism professors from multiple universities will speak on journalism and trauma topics during the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri scheduled for Aug. 10 through 13.

A panel on "Anti-Immigrant Sentiments and Communication Issues," will feature Dart Academic Fellows Celeste Gonzales de Bustamante (Arizona State University) and Amy Schmitz Weiss (San Diego State University), along with Laura Castañeda (San Diego City College) and Richard Schaefer (University of New Mexico) -- all members of the new Border Journalism Network, funded by Dart Center West and Gannett Media Grants.

For more information on the AEJMC 2011 Conference, see the official website.

Journalism professors from multiple universities will speak on journalism and trauma topics during the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri scheduled for Aug. 10 through 13.

Dart Academic Fellow Andrea Miller (Louisiana State University) will speak on "Oil-soaked images of Disaster:  Identifying the National vs. Local Televisions Visuals," during a Visual Communications panel.

For more information on the AEJMC 2011 Conference, see the official website.

Journalism professors from multiple universities will speak on journalism and trauma topics during the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri scheduled for Aug. 10 through 13.

Dart Academic Fellow Andrea Miller (Louisiana State University) will present her work on "Sourcing in National vs. Local Television News Coverage of the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill:  A study of experts, victims, role and race" in a poster session.

For more information on the AEJMC 2011 Conference, see the official website.

Finnish researcher and national Dart contact person Klas Backholm, and journalists Alexander Uggla and Jenny Sanner Rosqvist will be reflecting on the recent attacks in Oslo and the island of Utoeya. 

They will be discussing what makes for ethical crisis reporting, the hazards in using media releases that have been pre-prepared by perpetrators, and what journalists need to know about self-care when working on traumatic, crisis-related assignments.  

For more information about the seminar (in Swedish), visit the official web page. 

The seminar runs August 19 to 20.

At a week-long summer school, lasting from August 21 to 27, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) will bring together leading international and Balkan journalists and trainers for workshops and roundtable discussions on the issues facing journalists in the region.

Gavin Rees, director of Dart Centre Europe, will run a workshop on "Interviewing Victims of Trauma." The training will look at the special tools and sensitivities investigative journalists need when interviewing the vulnerable and powerless. 

For more details and to apply to the attend the program, see the official website.

Earthquakes, tsunamis, bushfires, famines and wars. When most people run away, journalists move in. But what impact does their reporting have on those at the centre of trauma? How should they behave, and when should they stand well back?

Participants

Denis Muller, Centre for Advanced Journalism, University of Melbourne (Chair)
Cait McMahon, Dart Centre Asia Pacific
Jo Chandler, The Age
Nick Jans, survivor of Victorian Bushfires and senior member of the Marysville and Triangle Development Group

Details

The panel will be from 2 to 3 p.m.

The Wheeler Centre
176 Lt Lonsdale St.
Melbourne, Australia

Dr. Denis Muller of the Centre for Advanced Journalism and bushfire survivor Di James host this event at the Wheeler Centre.

For more information, see the official website.