CBC journalist Dave Seglins has become a leading voice for addressing the profound stressors impacting journalists’ mental health. He explains why the whole industry needs to lean into the problem. A full transcript of the conversation is included.
Although there are various studies about how news can affect the common viewer, there is little data available about how covering, editing, managing and producing coverage of such events can affect non-field news employees. If just seeing or witnessing trauma can lead to PTSD, then those who work in these news roles may be considered exposed to a PTSD risk similar to that of a first responder.
