Lexington Books
Pages: 94
Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4985-9627-5 • Hardback • December 2019 • $80.00 • (£62.00)
978-1-4985-9628-2 • eBook • December 2019 • $76.00 • (£58.00)
Kenna R. Griffin holds a PhD in mass communications from the University of Oklahoma.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Journalists as Execution Witnesses
Chapter 3: Understanding Journalism and Trauma
Chapter 4: The Conflict Between Trauma and Journalism Professionalism
Chapter 5: The Role of Organizational Support in Trauma Mediation
Chapter 6: Conclusion
I have been involved in trauma-related issues for nearly 25 years and have not thought of what Kenna R. Griffin is writing about in Journalists as Witnesses to Executions: Processing the Viewing Room. Griffin's interviews and depth of research are fascinating and break ground on an area that many journalists have faced in their careers. This book should be considered for any media ethics or trauma-related curriculum. It's a book that we should be discussing more as more journalists face the coverage of trauma in their careers.
— Joe Hight, University of Central Oklahoma