Covering Violence: A Guide to Ethical Reporting About Victims and Trauma
Key Guidance
New York: Columbia University Press, 2nd ed. (2006), xv, 295 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 283-291, index
ISBN 0-231-13393-6
Signature commbox: 10-Conflicts-E 2006
Introduction: journalists and violence, 1
1 Assault on an essential human system, 19
2 The journalist: at risk for trauma, 37
3 9/11: lessons from a sunny morning, 50
4 Reporting at the scene, 70
5 The interview: assault or catharsis? 98
6 Writing the trauma story, 121
7 Pictures and sounds of trauma, 141
8 Reporting about children, 164
9 Columbine: a story that won't let go, 193
10 Reporting on rape trauma, 210
11 Using the searchlight with precision and sensitivity, 230
12 Oklahoma City: "Terror in the heartland", 253
13 Conclusions, 263
1 Assault on an essential human system, 19
2 The journalist: at risk for trauma, 37
3 9/11: lessons from a sunny morning, 50
4 Reporting at the scene, 70
5 The interview: assault or catharsis? 98
6 Writing the trauma story, 121
7 Pictures and sounds of trauma, 141
8 Reporting about children, 164
9 Columbine: a story that won't let go, 193
10 Reporting on rape trauma, 210
11 Using the searchlight with precision and sensitivity, 230
12 Oklahoma City: "Terror in the heartland", 253
13 Conclusions, 263
