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Click on the profiles of compassionate news leaders, reporters, and experts who prioritize mental health in newsrooms. Each profile link directs you to resources designed to support your well-being.
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Learn about the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Wellness Task Force, dedicated to enhancing the well-being of journalists and media professionals, with Marie Torres serving as the Deputy Director of Belonging. This task force focuses on fostering resilience, supporting mental health, and promoting work-life balance in newsrooms and media organizations. To discover more about their vital work and how you can get involved, click the link below.
Explore Poynter's Online Course, "Work-Life Chemistry," which replaces the traditional notion of work-life balance with a more sustainable approach. This six-week email course helps you discover a personalized formula to thrive both personally and professionally. Additionally, Poynter offers a dedicated mental health section featuring stories on journalist self-care and mental health practices in newsrooms. [See links below]
poynter.orgClick the links below to access the Carter Center Journalism Resource Guide on Mental Health Reporting and learn about the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism. This guide, updated in March 2024 and available in English, Spanish, and Arabic, supports accurate and sensitive reporting on mental health issues. The fellowship aims to improve behavioral health reporting and develop a diverse cohort of well-informed journalists.
mentalhealthjournalism.orgEmma Thomasson is a British journalist, consultant and facilitator based in Berlin. She helps media organisations, NGOs, and start-ups to improve leadership, strategy and mental health. She previously worked for Reuters as a correspondent and bureau chief in numerous countries, reporting on a wide range of topics. She helped set up a Helpline in Germany for journalists suffering from stress and trauma, and she also ran a peer support network at Reuters.
emmathomasson.comemmathomasson.substack.comtheselfinvestigation.comyoutube.comjournalism.cuny.eduthecompassionatenewsroom.comEden Fineday is a nêhiyaw iskwew [NAY-hee-ow is-KWE-oo] (Cree woman) from Sweetgrass First Nation, Treaty 6 territory and the publisher of IndigiNews, an Indigenous-women-led journalism outlet. Eden and her colleagues at IndigiNews are leaders in trauma-informed journalism, prioritizing the cultural safety of staff and community members while decolonizing the practice of journalism. She is a grateful resident on the ancestral lands of the Tsawwassen First Nation.
indiginews.comthecompassionatenewsroom.comThe Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) is the world's largest professional organization devoted exclusively to broadcast and digital journalism. Founded as a grassroots organization in 1946, RTDNA's mission is to promote and protect responsible journalism. RTDNA defends the First Amendment rights of electronic journalists throughout the country, honors outstanding work in the profession through the Edward R. Murrow Awards and provides members with training to encourage ethical standards, newsroom leadership and industry innovation.
rtdna.orgThe American Press Institute (API) is dedicated to supporting local and community-based media organizations through a variety of initiatives designed to foster healthier, more responsive, and resilient news ecosystems. API achieves its mission by conducting research, offering programs, and developing products tailored to the needs of news organizations. You can access a wealth of resources mentioned, including the API's main website, their insightful newsletter, and their comprehensive training portfolio.
americanpressinstitute.orgbetternews.orgshare.hsforms.comamericanpressinstitute.orgamericanpressinstitute.orgthecompassionatenewsroom.comKristen Hare is the Poynter faculty’s director of craft and local news and the author of Local Edition, Poynter’s weekly newsletter for and about local journalists. For nearly a decade, Kristen has taught a reframe for work/life balance, called Work-Life Chemistry, which she developed into a six-week newsletter course. Kristen spent two years running the Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship for early-career journalists. She runs Level Up, a yearly program for reporters. She’s a cornerstone faculty member of Poynter’s Women’s Leadership Academy and other marquee offerings and is frequently invited to speak at journalism conferences around the country.
poynter.orgthecompassionatenewsroom.comI am journalist, resilience coach and author. For more than 20 years, I have been deputy head of an online newsroom. As a freelancer I am doing trainings for people in all industries and at all hierarchical levels for more than 10 years. Having been in autopilot mode myself for a long time, often externally controlled and under pressure. I first learned how to become more resilient and healthy myself and how to work and lead teams in a future-oriented and enjoyable way. The positive insights and experiences from this process have led me to support others on this journey. I have developed an 8-week program for resilience and appreciative collaboration and published it as a book "Buddha Loves Rafting". On a voluntary basis, I head the Online Expert Committee of the German Journalists’ Association (DJV) and am member of the GENDEG group of the European Federation of Journalists. And I love damn good coffee and good chocolate.
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