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Managing conviction: Jeff Little

While reporting on its own can require the ability to distinguish when to take a step back or ask for help, not every journalist can tell right away when a scene has affected them. The responsibility to moderate and keep tabs on the mental state of staff falls on the News Director. We interviewed Jeff Little, News Director at CTV Calgary, about his experiences with hardship both personally in the field as a veteran reporter and what he has noticed watching over staff from a managerial perspective. You need to leave town. You can be gone for days, you can be gone for weeks. Little worked for three years as a national reporter as the correspondent for Alberta, South Saskatchewan and South-Eastern British Columbia before moving to the assignment desk at CTV Calgary. He says the biggest challenge was being away from his family. "I had a young family, and when you're in a national posting, there are occasions where you need to hit the road. You need to leave town. Yo...

Objective

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!