WOSU Public Media is participating in the national initiative “Facing Suicide” which harnesses the power of public media to destigmatize the topic of suicide and equip friends and family to take appropriate action when someone close to them may be at risk.
Session 1: Writing the suicide news story
Originally Aired on Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Join Nerissa Young, journalist and associate professor of instruction in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University, and John Ackerman, Suicide Prevention Clinical Manager for the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital for a conversation on reporting on suicide. How do you report on suicide responsibly and in a manner that reduces harm?
How do you report on suicide responsibly and in a manner that reduces harm?
- Welcome
- Suicide Data Presentation
- Activity: Resource Tags
- Activity: Case Studies
- Case Study 1 (those in an odd number breakout room)
- Case Study 2 (those in an even number breakout room)
- 5 Minute Break
- Activity: Case Studies
- Case Study 3 (those in an odd number breakout room)
- Case Study 4 (those in an even number breakout room)
- Activity: Story Ideas
- Resources
- Conclusion
Session 2: Taking care of yourself after taking care of business:
The aftermath of trauma for journalists
Originally aired Wednesday, September 28, 2022
After covering difficult topics, what are strategies to cope with the aftermath? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Saker, retired from the Cincinnati Enquirer, will share her experiences covering health care, suicide and trauma and how she survived a decades-long career on the front line of journalism. Saker was part of the Enquirer’s team that earned the 2018 Pulitzer in local reporting for “Seven Days of Heroin,” a chronicle of the region’s opioid crisis.
Bailey Fullwiler, MSSA, LSW, a licensed community social worker and independent grief consultant, for Mental Health America of Ohio will also join to share resources within the community that support journalist mental health. Nerissa Young, journalist and associate professor of instruction in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University will lead the discussion.
After covering difficult topics, what are strategies to cope with the aftermath?
- Welcome
- Mental health first aid for journalists from Ohio MAS
- 5 Minute Break
- Interview with Cincinnati Enquirer health reporter Anne Saker
- Audience Q&A
- Resources
- Conclusion