November 21, 2008

0.06 seconds away from being a better journalist: Reporting trauma

It takes 0.06 seconds for our brain to send signals and release adrenaline when we experience a traumatic situation.
It takes a quarter of a second for us to be conscious of what is happening.
Journalists may be subject to this response against trauma and experience distressing emotions when reporting. But more than this, we can be good journalists if we [...]