Covering violence : a guide to ethical reporting about victims and trauma /

Main Author: Simpson, Roger, 1937-
Other Authors: Coté, William E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2006.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=193920
Table of Contents:
  • Trauma: assault on an essential human system
  • The journalist: at risk for trauma
  • 9/11: lessons from a sunny morning
  • Reporting at the scene
  • The interview: assault or catharsis?
  • Writing the trauma story
  • Pictures and sounds of trauma
  • Reporting about children
  • Columbine: a story that won't let go
  • Reporting on rape trauma
  • Using the searchlight with precision and sensitivity
  • Oklahoma city: "terror in the heartland"
  • Conclusions.