Survivors’ experiences of media coverage after traumatic injury events

Survivors’ experiences of journalists and media exposure

“…A recurring finding is that survivors describe positive experiences in relation to the media (Glad et al, 2017, Englund et al, 2014, Kay et al, 2010. A study of the 2007 school shooting at Virginia Tech in the U.S.A. found that a majority of the youth were positive towards interacting with the media.…”

“…A significant proportion of disaster survivors describe a neutral stance towards the journalists' presence at the site and the media coverage. This is expressed in a rational view on the role of the media and their own participation, or in an active distancing (i.e., evasion) from one's own participation and the general media coverage (Englund et al, 2014). The survivors' own participation in interviews is explained as "helping out for the cause", using the media as a way of mass communication, and to minimize the number of repetitions of one's story (Glad et al, 2017, Gearing, 2013.…”

“…A study after two train crashes in Sweden found that survivors sometimes perceive the interviews with the media as supportive (Englund et al, 2014). The survivors see it as a positive part of their recovery process to share what they have experienced, in order to help others to gain a greater understanding of the event (Cottle, 2013, Kay et al, 2010, Englund et al, 2014. A study from the 2011 terror attack in Norway corroborates these positive aspects of media encounters, although they also provide examples of negative experiences with the media (Glad et al, 2017).…”

Journalists as partners in early response to trauma: agreements, tensions, and future directions to aid collaboration

“…For example, a qualitative study from Sweden suggests that survivors of train accidents may experience interacting with journalists and the news coverage itself as helpful, harmful, or neutral (Englund, Forsberg, & Saverman, 2014). Discussions of ways that journalists, clinicians, and researchers may foster positive outcomes for survivors will be discussed.…”

The Swedish Psychotrauma Society: joining forces for a national psychotrauma platform from a multidisciplinary and holistic approach

“…At Uppsala University, in the Department of Neuroscience and its National Centre for Disaster Psychiatry, as well as in the Department of Psychology, research is being conducted on reactions to traumatic events, such as posttraumatic stress disorder, and factors related to risk, resilience, and recovery from serious incidents (Arnberg, Bergh Johannesson, & Michel, 2013; Arnberg, Michel, & Johannesson, 2014; Lundell et al, 2013). At Karlstad University, research is being conducted on media reporting of disasters and on journalists’ stress reactions when reporting on disasters (Englund, Forsberg, & Saveman, 2014). Research on disaster psychology is also conducted at Karolinska Institutet in collaboration with the Crisis and Disaster Psychology Unit at Academic Primary Care Centre, Stockholm County Council (Wahlström, Michélsen, Schulman, & Backheden, 2013; Wahlström et al, 2013), and at the Prehospital and Disaster Medicine Center in Region Västra Götaland (Khorram-Manesh et al, 2015).…”