This project was put forward by our intent to find out what the effects of work in the field can have on a journalist--what methods are available to cope with the adverse effects and move on from them. In our findings, we know that trauma doesn't depart from someone through avoidance. Resorting to coping methods can help deal with lingering effects of post-traumatic-stress, but finding the right support and discovering those coping methods can be difficult. Finding the answers to these questions for ourselves and our colleagues was our first intent, but we additionally wanted to shed light on this for other journalists in the industry and coming out of it. Thank you to all the professionals that encouraged us as we put the project together. Hopefully it helps. Regards, Sean Marks, Austin Lee & Dawson Enns https://soundcloud.com/sean-william-marks/behind-the-lens-pt-1-adam-macvicar https://soundcloud.com/sean-william-marks/behind-the-lens-pt2-kevin-green https://
In pursuit of telling the story, journalists are sent to traumatic scenes and events to speak to victims and others affected. However, that can expose reporters to vicarious and direct trauma as well. They're seeing the consequences, the effects. Reporters can find themselves growing attached to stories being told of trauma, existing as a filter for what is and is not presentable on television. Professionals must consume that media, footage and story details themselves to determine how the story will be told, and will also be exposed to the raw experience of witnesses, victims, criminals and others associated with the story. Registered Psychologist Annemarie Rued-Fraser says that experiencing disturbance is a human reaction. "If you're not physically present on-site, hearing the story in-depth can in and of itself create disturbance and can create those images--those flashback images from the imagined experience; however if the person is on-site after the trauma has