Global Center for Journalism and Trauma

06/16/2026

Over 140 journalists have been killed since 2025.
Forever silenced, but not forgotten.

Thanks to GoodTape for spotlighting GCJT

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06/08/2026

Attending INNn Days June 16-18? Catch GCJT Executive Director Bruce Shapiro's session, "Managing Stress, Burnout and Trauma in Your Newsroom."

Wednesday, Jun 17
1:40 PM to 3:40 PM

06/01/2026

New research is shedding light on an often-overlooked aspect of journalism: the long-term mental health impact of reporting from war zones.

Dr. Anthony Feinstein, working with The Global Center for Journalism and Trauma Research Director Dr. Elana Newman and Executive Director Bruce Shapiro, has published the first longitudinal study of the lifetime mental health of journalists who cover war.

Thank you to the Knight Foundation and MacArthur Foundation for funding this essential research.

📚 Read the full study below published online by Cambridge University Press

05/31/2026

As we mark the final day of month, we're sharing this useful guide from the American Foundation for Su***de Prevention for help journalists who report on su***de.

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05/21/2026

For month, we’re sharing helpful resources from American Foundation for Su***de Prevention on best practices for discussing and reporting on su***de responsibly.

The AFSP Storytelling Studio for journalists and newsrooms includes language recommendations, framing considerations, and practical tips for navigating sensitive situations.

https://gna-afsp.webflow.io/for-journalists-and-newsroom

05/09/2026

📣Last call for applications!📣
📆Apply by May 11

If you are:
🌎 A reporter, editor, photographer, video/digital journalist or social media editors working across Europe
🔎 Focused on high-impact stories that demand careful, ethical, and trauma-informed reporting

Apply for the European Journalist Retreat on Trauma, Resilience and Ethical Reporting
⛰ Vamvakou, Laconia, Greece
📅 October 14-18, 2026

Sixteen journalists will participate in a collaborative, confidential environment where they can share experiences, discuss ethical challenges, and learn from one another.

05/04/2026

Calling Australian journalists: Apply by May 15 to the Early Childhood Reporting Institute

The Early Childhood Journalism Initiative, a project of GCJT, is offering a three-day training program and reporting grants for 25 journalists across Australia. This program will deepen journalists’ knowledge of early childhood development and increase their capacity to undertake science-informed ethical reporting on young children and caregivers. Following the in-person program, reporting fellows will pursue projects, receive editorial mentorship and be awarded a $3,000 story grant.

📅November 11-13 in Melbourne
⏳Application deadline: May 15
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Organized in partnership with the Centre for Journalism and Trauma Asia Pacific

04/27/2026

Catch up on highlights from the International Journalism Festival where GCJT Executive Director Bruce Shapiro moderated a timely panel on how trauma and burnout are prompting self-censorship among journalists and creating a critical threat to press freedom.

Joining Bruce were Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni, Committee to Protect Journalists CEO Jodie Ginsberg, and journalist and author Fergal Keane.

You can rewatch the full discussion here: https://www.journalismfestival.com/programme/2026/silent-censorship-trauma-burnout-and-press-freedom

04/23/2026

Calling all European journalists!

Applications are now open to the Global Center for Journalism and Trauma x iMEdD
European Journalist Retreat on Trauma, Resilience and Ethical Reporting

📣 Who is this retreat for?
From reporters and editors to photographers, video and digital journalists, and social media editors, this call is open to those working across Europe on high-impact stories that demand careful, ethical, and trauma-informed reporting.

📌 European Journalist Retreat on Trauma, Resilience and Ethical Reporting
⛰ Vamvakou, Laconia, Greece
📅 October 14-18, 2026

Read more and apply: https://www.imedd.org/events/call-for-european-journalists-retreat-on-trauma-resilience-and-ethical-reporting/
⏳ Deadline: May 11, 2026

Sixteen journalists will participate in a collaborative, confidential environment where they can share experiences, discuss ethical challenges, and learn from one another.

04/14/2026

At a time when democracy is under strain, the occupational mental health of journalists is under pressure, too.

With constant exposure to trauma, political pressure, rapid tech shifts, and economic uncertainty, supporting journalists’ mental health isn’t just about individual wellbeing—it’s essential to press freedom and making sure important stories continue to be told.

Come to the International Journalism Festival panel "Silent censorship: trauma, burnout and press freedom" to explore what’s happening across the industry and why building resilience is a shared responsibility for news organizations and the broader journalism community.

Featuring:
Alessandra Galloni, editor-in-chief of Reuters
Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of Committee to Protect Journalists
Fergal Keane, author and journalist
Moderated by Global Center for Journalism and Trauma Executive Director Bruce Shapiro.

🗓️ April 18 from 5 p.m. - 5:50 p.m. CEST

🔗 Watch the livestream: https://www.journalismfestival.com/programme/2026/silent-censorship-trauma-burnout-and-press-freedom