
» Trauma: Journalism Education
Ten years after Columbine, almost 8 years after 9/11, and 6 years since the invasion of Iraq, the nation's top journalism schools are still not teaching their students how to cover violence and report on trauma.
Online, in print, through TV and radio, the news media remind us that violence and trauma are all around. We see the top-of-the-news stories of war in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, of school shootings such as those at Columbine and Virginia Tech, of disasters, such as Katrina and the Tsunami. We also hear about the daily grind of urban crime and traffic accidents, domestic violence and missing children.
You'd think that America’s top j schools would be preparing future journalists to cover violence, victims and traumatic events.
A new ICMPA study says "No, they aren't."
Why?
That's where there are more surprises...
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Sponsored by the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma and conducted by the International Center for Media and the Public Agenda, this study attempts to draw a picture of trauma journalism education in accredited US journalism programs.