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Starts in 30 mins. @amnesty's @samdubberley wrote several important texts on vicarious trauma in the newsroom. This, from 2017, is still very much recommended: https://firstdraftnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/vicarioustrauma.pdf?x20994 https://twitter.com/firstdraftnews/status/1247226776633462785
Some useful advice from Sam:
• Stop (or limit) the notifications on your phone after work hours
• Mute friends' chats on COVID-19 or just honestly say "I'd like to talk about something else"
• Look after your team
• Don't do stress drinking
• Stop (or limit) the notifications on your phone after work hours
• Mute friends' chats on COVID-19 or just honestly say "I'd like to talk about something else"
• Look after your team
• Don't do stress drinking
Really enjoyed this chat. Will keep an eye on @firstdraftnews YouTube account to see when it comes out and link to this thread. Thanks @victoriakwan_ & @lydmorrish!
