Self Care For Journalists

The ongoing pandemic has hit journalists hard, both with the heartbreak related to news coverage and personal burdens precipitated by the coronavirus. Bruce Shapiro, executive director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, joined Patch in June 2020 to offer counsel, answer questions, and discuss self-care strategies.

Host: Autumn Johnson, managing editor

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Related training: Before, during and after strategies for covering traumatic events

Former local editor Jessica Strachan collected self care for journalists tips from the Online News Association conference in 2019. See the one-sheet below.