Generation J brings you the final of a special two-part episode about reporting on trauma. The discussion shifts from the impact on journalists reporting on trauma to how a journalist should report on suicide, mental illness, and trauma in an ethical way.
This podcast was produced by LINDSEY GREEN and KERRYN HILDEBRAND. Get in touch with us at generationj@monash.edu
GUESTS
Cait McMahon is a psychologist and the managing director of the Dart Centre Asia Pacific. In the ’80s and ’90s, McMahon was a staff councillor at The Age. She is a PhD candidate with a focus on PTSD and post-traumatic growth in journalists. She has trained journalists from Cambodia, Afghanistan, Taiwan Samoa, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, in dealing with trauma.
Mindframe’s Jenyfer Locke regularly works with journalism and public relations students to ensure suicide and mental illness is portrayed accurately. She is also a senior project officer for the Hunter Institute’s Community, Media, and Arts Program. She has previously worked in the health, and drug and alcohol sectors.
Kimina Lyall reported for The Australian for 11 years as a national reporter and foreign correspondent. She reported on events that continue to haunt the nation, including the Port Arthur massacre. But covering the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004 changed her life. Out of The Blue: Facing the Tsunami is a memoir on her experience reporting on this century’s most catastrophic natural disaster. Lyall is now Australian Unity’s group executive for corporate development after a successful 15-year career as a journalist.
THE PRODUCERS
Lindsey Green – @LindsJGreen
Lindsey Green is a third-year journalism student at Monash. She has been volunteering at volunteer radio station SYN for more than a year, where she has been involved in music and news and current affairs programs and now co-hosts/produces a show about online dating called It’s A Match on SYN Nation. Lindsey recommends listening to All The Best – a collaborative podcast between SYN, Triple R, FBi in Sydney and 4ZZZ in Brisbane.
Kerryn Hildebrand – @kerrynemh
Kerryn Hildebrand is a third-year journalism student at Monash. She is interested in feature and long-form writing and loves a good glossy magazine. Kerryn has interests in pretty much anything but highly recommends Reveal – a show developed by the Centre for Investigative Reporting as well as other shows Criminal and Ted Radio Hour.
EXTRAS
Music used in this episode comes from:
Van der Karm (Intro) licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
https://www.jamendo.com/en
Jamie Vega (transition)
http://www.looperman.com/loops/tags/royalty-free-transition-loops-samples-sounds-wavs-download?page=2
Kevin Macleod (middle) licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/
Qole (outro)
https://soundcloud.com/qole/machinewashable
Content warning: We discuss suicide and domestic violence in this episode. Readers seeking support can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14, or visit your local headspace centre, which can be found here.