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This website is a component of a capstone project between three students in the SAIT Broadcast News program. Its aim is to catalog and display our work as we move forward, as well as to showcase the final products upon completion.

The intent of the project is to shine a light on the mental impact that covering hard news stories can take on reporters. While attempting to remain removed, reporters are still on the front lines of the story in order to get the details. Displaying the impacts of proximity to trauma as well as methods for coping with it and moving forward, this website is intended to exhibit such for those interested in the profession as either a career or consumer of news.

Check back for updates as we continue to delve into the industry and its effects on veteran reporters!
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