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 ...