Public event: Crisis, Trauma and Journalism

Seminar Crisis, Trauma and Journalism


Time: 9-12 , Friday 27th of January, 2012


Venue: Main Building, University of Helsinki, Small assembly hall, 4th floor, Fabianinkatu 33

The seminar aims at analyzing the coverage and reporting of crises in the media from a perspective of media research and ethics: How to encounter people in distress? How to shoot visual material of them and how to interview them? How does the news media get organised during a crisis? What are the experiences of a field reporter in connection to the newsroom? Why do some disasters become media spectacles? This seminar will bring together students, academics, journalists and communications specialists engaged in research and practice about crisis and trauma news. The seminar is free of charge and open for everyone. Please register at: www.helsinki.fi/crisisandcommunication/

PROGRAMME

9:00 Coffee

9:15 Gavin Rees, Director, Dart Center Europe "How trauma matters in crisis reporting?"

10:00 Comments

10:15 Journalist Leena Reikko, YLE "Journalist in crisis situation"

10:45 Comments

11:00 Research perspectives - "Why witnessing matters?" docent Johanna Sumiala, University of Helsinki and researcher Klas Backholm, Åbo Akademi.

11:45 Comments and summary

Contact: Johanna Sumiala +358 50 311 2522 johanna.sumiala(at)helsinki.fi Minttu Tikka +358 9 191 24759 minttu.mt.tikka(at)helsinki.fi Salli Hakala +358 9 191 23770 salli.hakala(at)helsinki.fi

Crisis, Communication and Society Research Network: www.helsinki.fi/crisisandcommunication/

UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI Open University www.helsinki.fi/avoin

Communication Research Centre CRC http://www.helsinki.fi/crc/en/