Tuesday, 12 September 2017

School Violence and Covering Mass Killlings

Journalist's Toolbox
School Violence and Covering Mass Killlings

COVERING/COPING WITH THE TRAUMA

Dart Center: Resources for Reporters Covering Mass Killings

Dart Center: Working with Traumatic Imagery

First Draft News Journalist Guides
Guides to social sources, copyright law and covering trauma.

IJNET: How Journalists Can Better Approach Victims of Disaster

Vocativ: The Rise of the Social Media Killer

Dart Center: Covering Children and Trauma

Poynter: Tips for Covering Mass Shootings

Teacher Magazine: Making Schools Safer
Some interesting programs that schools are taking to make students safer.

MTV: Fight for Your Rights
The site offers many resources on bullying and how to deal with it.

Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters
From the National Institute of Mental Health.

International Center for Journalists: Disaster and Crisis Coverage Tips
A great guidebook of tips.

International Center for Journalists: Journalism and Trauma
Tips on dealing with victims, violence, our own experiences, etc.

MediaShift: Advice for Journalists Working with Traumatic Imagery

Red Cross: Helping Children Cope

Covering Your Campus on Lockdown

Infographic: Latest School Shooting Continues America’s Tragic Trend
Good stats and detail on shootings since Sandy Hook, compiled by USC Social Work.

Vocativ: The Rise of the Social Media Killer

RECENT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS AND STABBINGS

Mass Shooting Tracker
This data is compiled by an independent all volunteer group based out of reddit.

Gun Violence Archive: Mass Shooting Tracker
Download data from the site by year.

Mass Shooting Tracker
Great quick-reference research tool if you’re working on deadline.

Journalist’s Resource: School Violence: Research Findings on Underlying Dynamics, Response and Prevention
Research, links, stories, analysis and a lot of data.

Covering Your Campus on Lockdown

Indianapolis Star: Purdue Shooting Coverage

Denver Post
Timeline of school shootings since Columbine.

Poynter: Should Journalists Stay Away from Newtown on 1-Year Anniversary?
Good for class ethics discussions.

New Haven Register Coverage

Hartford Courant Coverage

Dart Center: Resources for Reporters Covering Mass Shootings

Dart Center: Covering Children and Trauma

Dart Center: Resources for Educators Training Journalists Covering Sensitive Issues
Resources from San Diego State professor Amy Schmitz Weiss on teaching students to cover topics such as suicide, homicides, sexual assaults and other traumatic news events.

Newseum: Front Pages from the Shooting
Newspaper pages from around the U.S. on the day after the shooting.

Twelve Facts About Guns and Mass Shootings

Poynter: What Journalists Should Know About School Shootings and Guns
Great insight from Al Tompkins.

Your Public Media: How Media Should Cover Mass Shootings
Short story and a great NPR radio interview with Andy Carvin and others.

USA Today: Mass Killings Database

The Nation: Fifteen Mass Shootings Happened in 2012

Washington Post: World’s Deadliest Mass Shootings

U.S. Mass Shootings in 2012
Map of the shootings with stats, details from The Washington Post.

Poynter: Tips for Interviewing Kids During Traumatic Situations Like the Newtown Shootings
Tips for interviewing kids when it’s appropriate to.

How to Talk to Kids About School Massacres
Tips for parents to help kids understand it. Good for stories, lists about how to deal with kids in these situations.

ProPublica: Best Reporting on Guns

Journalists Resource: Studies on Firearm Violence

Journalists Resource: Research on Mass Shootings

Poynter: News Orgs Circulate Facebook Page, Photos of Unconfirmed Shooter

Charles Apple on Media Coverage

VIRGINIA TECH CAMPUS SHOOTINGS

Secret Service Safe School Initiative
Study dispels myths about school shootings. A great resource.

National Institute of Mental Health
Studies and sources are helpful for background stories.

American College Health Association

Security on Campus
Deals with college campus safety. Includes a section on stalking, resources for reporters, etc.

NY Times: Resources on Bullying, Cyberbullying

Kickbully.com – Your Guide To Fighting Workplace Bullying

USA Today Database on Mass Shootings

Office of Postsecondary Education: Campus Crime
Compare crime data on college campuses.

Poynter.org: Newsroom Guide for Bomb Threat Coverage

Poynter.org: Virginia Tech Shootings Resources

Poynter.org: School Shootings: 1997-2007
Front pages, links and summaries from dozens of tragedies.

COLUMBINE

Poynter.org: Remembering Columbine
A deep collection of resources, analysis and links about the tragedy.

Salon Magazine’s “Massacre in Suburban Denver”

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