Covering Violence

A Guide to Ethical Reporting About Victims & Trauma

By: Roger Simpson, William Cote

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Paperback | 4 July 2006 | Edition Number 2

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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.

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[Simpson and Cote] offer a revised doctrine: that journalists at an accident or a disaster refrain from commando tactics and even try to be helpful, that victims should get respect and scrupulous coverage...and that journalists themselves can become secondary victims. Columbia Journalism Review

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Preface	p. IX
Acknowledgments	p. XIII
Introduction: Journalists and Violence	p. 1
Sharon Schmickle: Finding Peace in Covering a War	p. 13
A Little Boy, a Frantic Effort	p. 17
Trauma: Assault on an Essential Human System	p. 19
The Journalist: At Risk for Trauma	p. 37
9/11: Lessons from a Sunny Morning	p. 50
David Handschuh: The Meaning of Being There	p. 64
Reporting at the Scene	p. 70
Marley Shebala: Adding Context to the Scene	p. 89
What Is a Navajo Leader?	p. 92
The Interview: Assault or Catharsis?	p. 98
Anh Do: Crossing Cultural Borders	p. 114
Hope: Caring for Newborns Inspires an Inmate to Start a Family-Bribing a Guard at Her Husband's Prison So the Couple Can Be Together	p. 117
Writing the Trauma Story	p. 121
Sonia Nazario: Writing from the Inside	p. 135
Enrique's Journey: Defeated Seven Times, a Boy Again Faces "the Beast"	p. 139
Pictures and Sounds of Trauma	p. 141
Fletcher Johnson: Eyewitness to Hell	p. 155
Reporting About Children	p. 164
Jane O. Hansen: Moving Readers to Protect Children	p. 182
Selling Atlanta's Children	p. 186
Columbine: A Story That Won't Let Go	p. 193
Reporting on Rape Trauma	p. 201
Debra McKinney: Charting the Course of Recovery	p. 222
Malignant Memories: It's a Long Road Back to Recovery from Incest	p. 226
Using the Searchlight with Precision and Sensitivity	p. 230
Scott North: A Witness for the Community	p. 244
Family Supports Decision on Plea Deal; Answers Wait 21 Years	p. 249
Oklahoma City: "Terror in the Heartland"	p. 253
Conclusions	p. 263
Guidelines for Journalists Who Cover Violence	p. 269
The Dart Award for Excellence in Reporting on Victims of Violence	p. 277
A Note About Trauma Training	p. 279
Resources for Journalists	p. 281
Bibliography	p. 283
Index	p. 293
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A Guide to Ethical Reporting About Victims & Trauma

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