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  • Building journalists’ resilience through mindfulness strategies

    Author(s)
    Pearson, Mark
    McMahon, Cait
    O’Donovan, Analise
    O’Shannessy, Dustin
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Pearson, Mark L.
    O'Donovan, Analise
    O'Shannessy, Dustin M.
    Year published
    2019
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    Abstract
    Mindfulness-based meditation has earned its place in a variety of settings after studies reporting the benefits of mindfulness-based interventions for the treatment of a range of psychological and health disorders and for building resilience and well-being in a variety of occupational groups. In the field of journalism, the realities of journalists’ exposure to trauma while reporting have been well documented. This article is the first to link those areas of research – suggesting that mindfulness-based meditation offers promise to help journalists build resilience to post-traumatic stress. It also presents a conceptual map ...
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    Mindfulness-based meditation has earned its place in a variety of settings after studies reporting the benefits of mindfulness-based interventions for the treatment of a range of psychological and health disorders and for building resilience and well-being in a variety of occupational groups. In the field of journalism, the realities of journalists’ exposure to trauma while reporting have been well documented. This article is the first to link those areas of research – suggesting that mindfulness-based meditation offers promise to help journalists build resilience to post-traumatic stress. It also presents a conceptual map to theorise the broader potential benefits of journalists using mindfulness-based meditation, including help with industry-related stresses such as job insecurity, coping with emotions and battling potential ‘moral injury’ in reporting. It explains that pedagogical approaches for equipping journalists with mechanisms for working with their emotions, thoughts and professional values have been lacking. Some media organisations and universities have experimented with meditation practice for a range of reported reasons, but evidence-based research into the efficacy of such programmes for journalists is overdue. This article bridges the knowledge gap that brings together mindfulness-based meditation practice, journalists’ resilience and well-being, and the potential for enhanced work practice.
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    Journal Title
    Journalism
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884919833253
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    This publication has been entered in Griffith Research Online as an advanced online version.
    Subject
    Creative and professional writing
    Communication and media studies
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/396442
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    • Journal articles

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