The Trauma Beat: A Case for Re-Thinking the Business of Bad News

A groundbreaking and thorough examination of the trauma caused by the media covering crimes, both to victims...
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Author: Tamara Cherry
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The Trauma Beat: A Case for Re-Thinking the Business of Bad News by Cherry, Tamara

The Trauma Beat: A Case for Re-Thinking the Business of Bad News

$49.70

The Trauma Beat: A Case for Re-Thinking the Business of Bad News

$49.70
Author: Tamara Cherry
Format: Paperback
Language: English

A groundbreaking and thorough examination of the trauma caused by the media covering crimes, both to victims and journalists, from a respected journalist and victim advocate

In The Trauma Beat, an eye-opening combination of investigative journalism and memoir, former big-city crime reporter Tamara Cherry calls on her award-winning skills as a journalist to examine the impact of the media on trauma survivors and the impact of trauma on members of the media. As Tamara documents the experiences of those who were forced to suffer on the public stage, she is confronted by everything she got wrong on the crime beat.

Covering murders and traffic fatalities to sexual violence and mass violence, Cherry exposes a system set up to fail trauma survivors and journalists. Why do some families endure a swell of unwanted attention after the murder of a loved one, while others suffer from a lack of attention? What is it like to have a microphone shoved in your face seconds after escaping the latest mass shooting? What is the lasting impact on the reporter holding that microphone? The Trauma Beat explores these issues with the raw, reflective detail of a journalist moving from ignorance to understanding and shame to healing.



Author: Tamara Cherry
Publisher: ECW Press
Published: 05/09/2023
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.51w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9781770416864


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/27/2023

About the Author

Tamara Cherry is a Regina-based award-winning journalist, trauma researcher, and media commentator who spent nearly 15 years reporting on crime in Canada's biggest newsrooms. She is also the founder of Pickup Communications, a public relations firm that is changing the way trauma survivors interact with and are impacted by the media.


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