While reporting on the Sutherland Springs shooting in November 2017, she got a Facebook message from the Orlando Sentinel’s senior health reporter Naseem Miller. Silvia Foster-Frau covers immigration for the San Antonio Express News.
It’s a challenge that’s confronting more and more newsrooms across the United States. Reporting on a mass shooting or a mass casualty event presents a unique challenge to reporters and newsrooms. Journalists have to deal with the emotional toll of reporting on trauma, as well as the practical issues of handling major stories.
