Covering Violence - A Guide to Ethical Reporting About Victims & Trauma

Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-0-231-11450-9
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 494 g

Reporting on violence is one of the most problematic features of journalistic practice-the area most frequently criticized by the public and those on the receiving end of that coverage. Now in its second edition, Covering Violence remains a crucial guide for becoming a sensitive and responsible reporter. Discussing such topics as rape and the ethics of interviewing children, the book gives students and journalists a detailed understanding of what is happening "on the scene" of a violent event, including where a reporter can go safely and legally, how to obtain the most useful information, and how best to interview and photograph victims and witnesses. This second edition takes our turbulent postmillennium history into account and emphasizes the consequences of frequent exposure to traumatic events. It offers new chapters on 9/11 and terrorism, the Columbine school shootings, and the photographing of violent events, as well as additional profiles of Vietnamese American, Native American, and African American journalists.More essential than ever, Covering Violence connects journalistic practices to the rapidly expanding body of literature on trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and secondary traumatic stress, and pays close attention to current medical and political debates concerning victims' rights.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Coté, William

Simpson, Roger

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Presse & Journalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Medien & Gesellschaft, Medienwirkungsforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Medientheorie, Medienanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Medienphilosophie, Medienethik, Medienrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Fernsehen & Rundfunk
• Geisteswissenschaften Design Grafikdesign, Kommunikationsdesign
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Film, Video, Foto
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction: Journalists and Violence
A Witness for the Community, by Scott North
Slain Mother's Love Manages to Find Daughter, by Scott North
1. Trauma: Assault on an Essential Human System
2. The Journalist's Trauma
3. Reporting at the Scene
Uncovering What's Already There, by Rick Bragg
Piedmont Journal: Tried by Deadly Tornado, An Anchor of Faith Holds, by Rick Bragg
4. The Interview: Assault or Catharsis?
Focusing on the Humanity, by Jeff Gradney
The Deep Familiar Pain, by Jeff Gradney
5. Writing the Story
6. Pictures and the Sounds of Trauma
Photos that Connect, by Lynne Dobson
The Test of Fire, by Michele Stanush
7. Reporting on Rape Trauma
Charting the Course of Recovery, by Debra McKinney
Malignant Memories: It's a Long Road Back to Recovery from Incest, by Debra McKinney
8. Reporting About Children
9. Using the Spotlight with Precision and Sensitivity
10. Oklahoma City: "Terror in the Heartland"
11. Conclusions
The Dart Award for Excellence in Reporting on Victims of Violence
A Note About Trauma Training
Bibliography

Discussing such topics as rape and the ethics of interviewing children, and using the Oklahoma City bombing as a case study, the book relates journalistic practices to the rapidly expanding body of literature on trauma. Covering Violence is the first comprehensive guide for students and working journalists on how to deal with victims and their families with sensitivity and respect, including where the reporter can go safely and legally, how to obtain the most useful information, and how to understand and respect the needs and actions of emergency workers and public-safety agencies.

Über Autor(innen)

William Coté is professor of journalism at Michigan State University, where he has been the coordinator of the Victims and Media Program since 1991. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles and has conducted several seminars on victims and the media as well as traumatic stress.Roger Simpson is professor of communications and director of the Journalism and Trauma Program at the University of Washington. He has been a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and the Detroit Free Press and directed the first Western Conference on Journalism and Trauma. He is the coauthor of Unionism or Hearst: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Strike of 1936 and An Evening at The Garden of Allah: A Gay Cabaret in Seattle.