The SAG-AFTRA News & Broadcast department in partnership with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation will be hosting two meetings this week that are important for Broadcast members to attend. Please join us for presentations from the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma on Trauma Awareness & Self-Care and Covering Street Protests & Civil Unrest.
No RSVP required. Please add these to your calendars and we look forward to seeing you Thursday and Saturday.
Trauma Awareness & Self-Care
Thursday, Oct. 15
6 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. CT / 3 p.m. PT
Click here to join the Zoom meeting:
https://sagaftra.zoom.us/j/93271392785?pwd=M2ltYkdPV2gzZ25sbFBic1ZNOU00Zz09
Meeting ID: 932 7139 2785
Passcode: 824968
The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, a project of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, will deliver a 75-minute training on 1) trauma and journalism, introducing best practices in news coverage (e.g. ethical interviewing of traumatized or highly vulnerable sources; effective reporting approaches to sensitive topics; ethics concerns; reporting dilemmas); and 2) basics of self-care and collegial support (e.g. the impact of covering trauma and tragedy; exposure to and the impact of toxic imagery and harassment/threat, techniques for self-care; and peer support on news teams.) There will be ample time for Q&A after the briefing on both sets of topics.
The training will be led by Bruce Shapiro, the Dart Center's executive director, an investigative journalist and an expert on occupational health of journalists.
This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.