Trauma Journalism

The course is about the neuro-nature, manifestations and long-term consequences of trauma, the journalism that does not harm, storytelling and understanding of trauma, and self-care

Registration form

Free of charge. Selection is competitive.

The course aims to provide practical and theoretical knowledge about the impact of a potentially traumatic event on a person, explain which tools are the least harmful, and create a trauma-informed media community. "Trauma Journalism" is about the neuroscience, manifestations and long-term consequences of trauma, journalism that does non-harm, storytelling and understanding of trauma, and self-care.

Duration:

March 2024 – Мау 2024

Format:

Offline and online

Price:

Free of charge. Selection is competitive.

Certificate:

After successful completion of each course, participants receive a certificate issued by Kyiv Media School, which is a proof of the acquired skills and competencies.

Curriculum

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Lecture part:

Lecture: The brain and trauma
Lecture: The effects of prolonged stress
Lecture: How to work with trauma
Lecture: Movie analysis
Lecture: How to take care of yourself
Lecture: Trauma narratives
Lecture: The influence of trauma on newsrooms and the long term perspective

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Work with mentors

Speakers

Sergiy Danilov
Founder and CEO of Beehiveor Academy and R&D Labs, PhD, neuroscientist with 20 years of lecturing and research experience at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Founder and project manager of Eyepass.
Oksana Rasulova
Journalist and trauma journalism researcher. Manages the project on monitoring of war crimes courts at the Media Initiative for Human Rights.
Viktor Dosenko
Ukrainian pathophysiologist, geneticist, head of the Department of General and Molecular Pathophysiology at the Bogomolets Institute of Physiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, professor.
Olesia Bida
Journalist of the war crimes investigation department of The Kyiv Independent.
Gavin Rees
Senior Advisor for Curriculum and Innovation at the Dart Center. For many years, he has been the head of the Dart Center's European office.
Hanna Uliura
Ukrainian literary scholar, PhD in Philology, literary critic.
Tara Conrad
Psychotherapist, gestalt therapist, supervisor, facilitator.
Bohdana Neborak
Interview editor at The Ukrainians, co-author of the podcast "Untitled".
Yuliana Skibitska
Journalist, Editor, and Mentor at MDF.
Nastia Horpinchenko
Reporter at Slidstvo.info.
Sofia Kochmar
Independent producer of international media in Ukraine (60 minutes CBS News, BBC World, Netflix, BFMTV).