[Commlist] New book: Journalism as the Fourth Emergency Service: Trauma and Resilience

We have pleasure in announcing the book *Journalism as the Fourth 
Emergency Service: Trauma and Resilience 
<https://www.peterlang.com/document/1311903> *published by Peter Lang.

This edited book offers a blend of academic research studies, 
evidence-based practitioner interviews, and teaching resources drawing 
on the experiences of journalists and academics nationally and 
internationally.

It is *open access* and only £15 for the paperback if you use this code 
(JFES40) before 13^th  May!

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Here is the blurb for your information:

Journalists have often been considered the "fourth emergency service". 
They are first on the scene, alongside paramedics, fire and police, 
running towards danger rather than away, and providing independent, 
veritable and crucial information in the public interest. And yet, 
unlike frontline workers, little (if any) counselling or training is 
offered to journalists on how to deal with the horrors they witness, and 
the trauma they absorb from being at the forefront of human suffering. 
Further, limited to no training is given to student journalists on how 
to prepare themselves for trauma, be it from war scenes to the everyday 
"death knock". New research is demonstrating a rise in post-traumatic 
stress disorder amongst journalists resulting from the "everyday" trauma 
they encounter. There is also a noticeable increase in reluctance from 
new journalists to undertake emotionally distressing assignments. 
Editors in industry are now calling for educators to invest in curricula 
that centre around understanding how to cope with distress and trauma, 
and why work like this is vital to facilitate the work journalists do 
hold power to account.

This book investigates the cause and effect of trauma reporting on the 
journalist themselves and provides a toolkit for training journalists 
and practitioners to build resilience and prepare themselves for trauma. 
It draws on national and international experiences enabling readers to 
gain valuable insight into a range of contemporary issues and the 
contexts in which they may work.



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