Traumatic events, the media and your child
Emerging Minds, Australia, 2018
When disasters or traumatic events occur in Australia or elsewhere in the world, they’re often given constant media coverage. It can seem like every time you turn on the TV, radio or go online there is more news about the event, who has been hurt and what is happening in the immediate aftermath.
We need to be mindful of the impact this exposure may have on our children as it can cause distress or worry.
This resource is part of the following toolkits
Discover more resources
-
Keeping children and families in mind: Guidelines for media professionals reporting on disaster or community trauma events
Margaret Nixon and Jessica MastersThese guidelines for journalists and media professionals highlight the need to keep children and families in mind when reporting on traumatic events. They are intended to showcase best practice and to help protect not only the children, families, and communities who have experienced disaster and/or trauma, but also media staff and their families who may experience secondary traumatic stress from exposure to these events. -
Keeping children and families in mind when reporting on disaster and community trauma events
Margaret Nixon and Jessica MastersThis fact sheet assists journalists and media staff to keeping children and families in mind when reporting on disaster and community trauma events. -
Journalists and media staff as parents and carers
Margaret Nixon and Jessica MastersThis fact sheet recognises the role journalists and media staff have as parents and carers.