This workshop dives into the heart of trauma-informed journalism, offering essential strategies to protect mental health in high-stress reporting environments. Designed for visual journalists, it addresses the emotional demands of working in today’s media landscape — while staying grounded and ethical.
From assignment planning through post-publication, we’ll explore how to better care for ourselves and protect the people whose stories we tell, through sharing actionable tools and practices for emotional resilience, source care, and building professional and personal habits that prioritize both safety and compassion.
Facilitators:: Lucy Westcott, Committee to Protect Journalists & Jenny Stratton, CatchLight
Guest Speakers:
- Dr. Lauren Walsh, Director of the Gallatin Photojournalism Intensive, New York University
- Sarah Blessener, Visual Journalist & 2017 CatchLight Global Fellow
