MY THANKS TO BARBARA BARNETT AND THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, for sponsoring "Common Ground: The Media, the Military, and Post-Traumatic Stress" workshop on Nov. 16 at the National Press Club. I was honored to present with fellow panelists, including Dr. Anthony Feinstein, Jackie Spinner, Julie Jacobson, Lara Jakes and other correspondents and trauma experts. Read More
WRITING BLOGS
Trauma Journalism
November 5, 2012
Just learned that I have won the American Psychoanalytic Association's 2012 Award for Excellence in Journalism for "Transformer," a chapter in my book TRAUMA JOURNALISM: ON DEADLINE IN HARM'S WAY. Past winners include The New York Times, New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, Wall Street Journal and Newsweek. The Award for Excellence in Journalism recognizes professional reporting of outstanding merit that contributes in an exceptional way to the public understanding of psychoanalytic and psychological principles and phenomena. The award is juried by a panel of professional journalists and psychoanalysts. Read More