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Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma. Promoting the physical and psychological safety of journalists in Canada and abroad. Find us at www.journalismforum.ca
If you’re a journalist or newsroom leader concerned about safety, join @PENAmerica and @TheCAOV's free webinar, Leading the Way: Building Safer Newsrooms, on Nov. 13th at 12pm ET.
Register here: pen.org/event/buildi...
Register here: pen.org/event/buildi...
Leading the Way: Building Safer Newsrooms for Journalists
Join us for a conversation about how news organizations can protect and support journalists facing harassment and other safety challenges.
pen.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If you’re a journalist or newsroom leader concerned about safety, join @PENAmerica and @TheCAOV's free webinar, Leading the Way: Building Safer Newsrooms, on Nov. 13th at 12pm ET.
Register here: pen.org/event/buildi...
Register here: pen.org/event/buildi...
Hi, everyone. The countdown is on! Only a week until the second annual Mental Health in Journalism Summit kicks off. If you haven't already registered, hope you're get onboard today. All the details here: theselfinvestigation.com/summit/
Mental Health in Journalism Summit 2025
Save the date and register for Mental Health in Journalism Summit 2025, a global and open online event!
theselfinvestigation.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Hi, everyone. The countdown is on! Only a week until the second annual Mental Health in Journalism Summit kicks off. If you haven't already registered, hope you're get onboard today. All the details here: theselfinvestigation.com/summit/
We're proud to be industry supporters of UNIFOR's new fact-checking campaign to fight misinformation.
Check out all the details and media content here: www.factcheckhere.ca - and help us all spread the word.
Check out all the details and media content here: www.factcheckhere.ca - and help us all spread the word.
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www.factcheckhere.ca
September 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
We're proud to be industry supporters of UNIFOR's new fact-checking campaign to fight misinformation.
Check out all the details and media content here: www.factcheckhere.ca - and help us all spread the word.
Check out all the details and media content here: www.factcheckhere.ca - and help us all spread the word.
Sobering results from study led by Dr. Anthony Feinstein now published. Data gathered from 246 Canadian journalists, showing online harassment is associated with a broad range of mental health difficulties including PTSD, anxiety and moral injury. Click below:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
An examination of psychological distress and moral injury in journalists exposed to online harassment
Background: Studies show that journalists face repeated, intense online harassment. While data reveal this is distressing to the profession, no detailed psychological study has been undertaken defi...
www.tandfonline.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Sobering results from study led by Dr. Anthony Feinstein now published. Data gathered from 246 Canadian journalists, showing online harassment is associated with a broad range of mental health difficulties including PTSD, anxiety and moral injury. Click below:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Important takeaways from last week's Reuters Institute session on the impact of climate reporting on journalists' own mental health - including presentation of new research by Dr. Anthony Feinstein.
“As journalists, we fail to extend empathy to ourselves”: How climate reporting is impacting mental health
Four takeaways from our event featuring Dr Anthony Feinstein, journalists Sharon Chen and Jhesset O. Enano, and our own Diego Arguedas Ortiz.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
May 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Important takeaways from last week's Reuters Institute session on the impact of climate reporting on journalists' own mental health - including presentation of new research by Dr. Anthony Feinstein.
5th June deadline fast approaching for proposals for the online Mental Health in Journalism Summit 2025 - check out all the details: theselfinvestigation.com/summit/
Mental Health in Journalism Summit 2025
Save the date and register for Mental Health in Journalism Summit 2025, a global and open online event!
theselfinvestigation.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
5th June deadline fast approaching for proposals for the online Mental Health in Journalism Summit 2025 - check out all the details: theselfinvestigation.com/summit/
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Twenty volunteers were trained this month and are now officially open for business to offer Canadian journalists confidential colleague-to-colleague help through the Canadian News Industry Peer Support (CNIPS) program, a pilot initiative of the CAJ. caj.ca/canadas-news...
May 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Twenty volunteers were trained this month and are now officially open for business to offer Canadian journalists confidential colleague-to-colleague help through the Canadian News Industry Peer Support (CNIPS) program, a pilot initiative of the CAJ. caj.ca/canadas-news...
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Most major social media platforms are not doing enough to protect their most vulnerable users from online harassment, according to our new report with @consumerreports.org. A solution? Treat online abuse more like spam.
Read the full report here: pen.org/report/treat...
Read the full report here: pen.org/report/treat...
May 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Most major social media platforms are not doing enough to protect their most vulnerable users from online harassment, according to our new report with @consumerreports.org. A solution? Treat online abuse more like spam.
Read the full report here: pen.org/report/treat...
Read the full report here: pen.org/report/treat...
Congratulations to winners of the 2024 Mindset Awards - see details below in today's press release. Very special thanks to the Canadian Mental Health Association (BC Division) for their awards sponsorship. Awards event on 30 May at annual conference of @cajournalists.bsky.social
bit.ly/42b6x1e
bit.ly/42b6x1e
Winners announced for the Mindset Awards 2024
/CNW/ - Six winners have been announced by the Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma for the Mindset Awards for excellence in mental health...
bit.ly
April 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Congratulations to winners of the 2024 Mindset Awards - see details below in today's press release. Very special thanks to the Canadian Mental Health Association (BC Division) for their awards sponsorship. Awards event on 30 May at annual conference of @cajournalists.bsky.social
bit.ly/42b6x1e
bit.ly/42b6x1e
Shoutout to journalism colleagues around the world -- this online summit was a huge success last year and is happening again in October 2025. See link below to register and keep up to date as the program develops. Congratulations to everyone at The Self-Investigation for making this happen:
April 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Shoutout to journalism colleagues around the world -- this online summit was a huge success last year and is happening again in October 2025. See link below to register and keep up to date as the program develops. Congratulations to everyone at The Self-Investigation for making this happen:
Pleased to announced 8 finalists for the 2024 Mindset Awards for mental health reporting in Canadian media. The 2 categories this year were the mental health of young people and workplace mental health. All the details below in today's press release: www.newswire.ca/news-release...
Finalists chosen for the Mindset Awards 2024
/CNW/ - Eight finalists have been announced by the Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma for the 2024 Mindset Awards for Mental Health Reporting....
www.newswire.ca
March 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Pleased to announced 8 finalists for the 2024 Mindset Awards for mental health reporting in Canadian media. The 2 categories this year were the mental health of young people and workplace mental health. All the details below in today's press release: www.newswire.ca/news-release...
We're proud to be working with @cajournalists.bsky.social to build a first-ever national peer support network for the Canadian news industry. Check out all the details, including how to apply to be a volunteer peer supporter: www.caj.ca/peersupport
March 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We're proud to be working with @cajournalists.bsky.social to build a first-ever national peer support network for the Canadian news industry. Check out all the details, including how to apply to be a volunteer peer supporter: www.caj.ca/peersupport
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B.C. issues new guidance to doctors for involuntary care under Mental Health Act. Chief scientific adviser aims to clarify when a person can be involuntarily treated, by @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #MentalHealth #addiction #ToxicDrugCrisis
B.C. issues new guidance to doctors for involuntary care under Mental Health Act
Direction by B.C. chief scientific adviser aims to clarify when a person can be involuntarily treated
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:36 AM
B.C. issues new guidance to doctors for involuntary care under Mental Health Act. Chief scientific adviser aims to clarify when a person can be involuntarily treated, by @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #MentalHealth #addiction #ToxicDrugCrisis
A new and sobering global survey of efforts to harass journalists. Project is a partnership of the Global Reporting Centre, Committee to Protect Journalists, PEN Canada and Simon Fraser University's School of Commmunication:
Reputational attacks against journalists
Results from interviews and a global survey of journalists about their experiences with reputational attacks.
globalreportingcentre.org
February 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A new and sobering global survey of efforts to harass journalists. Project is a partnership of the Global Reporting Centre, Committee to Protect Journalists, PEN Canada and Simon Fraser University's School of Commmunication:
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“The aberrant and the abhorrent became the norm in 2024, compelling us to face the ugly reality that media freedom, justice & the sanctity of civilian life have been eroded, even in democracies,” writes @elenacosentino4 in INSI’s #KillingtheMessenger. Read our report. tinyurl.com/d4rjbh5h
February 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“The aberrant and the abhorrent became the norm in 2024, compelling us to face the ugly reality that media freedom, justice & the sanctity of civilian life have been eroded, even in democracies,” writes @elenacosentino4 in INSI’s #KillingtheMessenger. Read our report. tinyurl.com/d4rjbh5h
📣 Pleased to announce that entries now being welcomed for our 2024 Mindset Awards for excellence in mental health reporting in Canada. The categories are workplace mental health and the mental health of young people. Please see our press release for all the details: www.newswire.ca/news-release...
February 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
📣 Pleased to announce that entries now being welcomed for our 2024 Mindset Awards for excellence in mental health reporting in Canada. The categories are workplace mental health and the mental health of young people. Please see our press release for all the details: www.newswire.ca/news-release...
ANNOUNCED TODAY: Upcoming application dates for our 2024 Mindset Awards for excellence in mental health reporting in Canadian media. The two categories this year are workplace mental health and the mental health of young people. Details below in today's press release (English + French versions):
Application dates announced for 2024 Mindset and En-Tête Awards for outstanding Canadian reporting on mental health
/CNW/ - Application and presentation dates have been announced by The Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma for the annual Mindset Awards and their...
bit.ly
December 16, 2024 at 10:39 PM
ANNOUNCED TODAY: Upcoming application dates for our 2024 Mindset Awards for excellence in mental health reporting in Canadian media. The two categories this year are workplace mental health and the mental health of young people. Details below in today's press release (English + French versions):
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"I have tried to understand why the Israel-Hamas War has shaken me more—from afar—than any conflict I have covered up close, which amounts to nearly 18 wars, including three genocides, in 35 years."
Janine di Giovanni
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
A Year of Conflict in the Middle East, From a War Reporter’s Perspective
A correspondent who has covered 18 wars reflects on the inhumanity of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
www.vanityfair.com
October 9, 2024 at 10:42 AM
"I have tried to understand why the Israel-Hamas War has shaken me more—from afar—than any conflict I have covered up close, which amounts to nearly 18 wars, including three genocides, in 35 years."
Janine di Giovanni
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Dr. Anthony Feinstein's "Moral Courage" released today (G Editions). An essay collection profiling 19 international journalists who work amid death threats, torture and imprisonment.
All royalties from the book are going to Anthony's not-for-profit trauma therapy fund for freelance journalists.
All royalties from the book are going to Anthony's not-for-profit trauma therapy fund for freelance journalists.
November 1, 2023 at 2:15 AM
Dr. Anthony Feinstein's "Moral Courage" released today (G Editions). An essay collection profiling 19 international journalists who work amid death threats, torture and imprisonment.
All royalties from the book are going to Anthony's not-for-profit trauma therapy fund for freelance journalists.
All royalties from the book are going to Anthony's not-for-profit trauma therapy fund for freelance journalists.
The Forum's Trauma Assistance Fund for Freelancers has now expanded its criteria to welcome applications from freelancers of any nationality with relevant Canadian journalistic connections, wherever they are based. Check out further details in our FAQs.
www.journalismforum.ca/trauma-assis...
www.journalismforum.ca/trauma-assis...
October 16, 2023 at 4:34 PM
The Forum's Trauma Assistance Fund for Freelancers has now expanded its criteria to welcome applications from freelancers of any nationality with relevant Canadian journalistic connections, wherever they are based. Check out further details in our FAQs.
www.journalismforum.ca/trauma-assis...
www.journalismforum.ca/trauma-assis...