The Trauma Beat
A Case for Re-Thinking the Business of Bad News

This book makes a poignant case for more trauma informed reporting for the sake both sides of the reporting, the reported on (or not reported on in some cases) and the reporters, there's a little bit about the viewers' responsibility at the end but it's definitely not a book that aims to make the ne......more

This was a great book and almost impossible to read. This book covers how journalists approach sources when reporting on traumatic stories ( think murders, traffic accidents, mass shootings, sex trafficking, etc.). The author surveyed over a hundred people about their experiences with the media and......more

For those of us that love true crime, myself included, I know there is not much thought given to the survivors and how all of the media coverage and news impacts them, when we as consumers are just trying to learn what happened as an outsider. This book was eye opening and heartbreaking, as I did no......more

Everyone knows what trauma means. How we get it, and how we deal (or don’t deal with it). This is not a book that will tell you how to deal with your trauma. This is not a self help book. Instead, this is a retelling of trauma situations by a reporter that allows you to see how the trauma of given s......more

A thought provoking and important book. Tamara Cherry has researched extensively the impact of reporting on both survivors and reporters and highlights the many changes that need to be made in thr journalism industry. As someone in the general population it really makes you think about how we consume......more