{"id":3637,"date":"2022-06-02T16:01:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T21:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knightcenter.utexas.edu\/?p=3637"},"modified":"2022-06-02T17:37:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T22:37:11","slug":"free-online-course-on-mental-health-and-journalism-learn-how-to-take-care-of-yourself-and-responsibly-report-on-mental-health-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knightcenter.utexas.edu\/es\/free-online-course-on-mental-health-and-journalism-learn-how-to-take-care-of-yourself-and-responsibly-report-on-mental-health-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Free online course on mental health and journalism: Learn how to take care of yourself and responsibly report on mental health issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

News coverage of mental health and journalists\u2019 own well-being have traditionally been overlooked in the journalism industry, despite the fact that media professionals are often witness to incredible tragedy and trauma, deal with hectic schedules, face uncertain futures in the business, and work in unhealthy newsrooms. The COVID-19 pandemic just added more fuel to the fire.<\/p>\n

In a recent survey<\/a> of nearly 1,000 Canadian media workers, 69% reported having anxiety and 46% reported suffering from depression. Fifty-three percent have sought out health professionals to deal with work-related stress and mental well-being.<\/p>\n

In response to this pervasive issue in our global journalism community, the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, the Carter Center<\/a> and The Self-Investigation<\/a> are offering the free online course, \u201cMental health and journalism: How journalists can responsibly report on it and take care of themselves.<\/a>\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

This five-week Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) runs from June 27 to July 31, 2022. Registration is open now, so sign up today. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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REGISTER NOW<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cYou might have heard the saying \u2018put your oxygen mask on first before helping others.\u2019 Well, it\u2019s   essential to surviving a flight emergency and it\u2019s equally essential to preserving one\u2019s sanity and overall health in such a high-pressure and emotionally charged job as journalism,\u201d said Kim Brice, co-founder of The Self-Investigation and course instructor.<\/p>\n

\u201cJournalists are human beings and susceptible, just like anyone else, to mental health challenges, depending on their personal background and experience and the topics they cover. It\u2019s just common sense to be aware of one\u2019s own physical and mental health and the potential risks in order to work well and live well,\u201d Brice continued. \u201cThat awareness will also enable journalists to report on mental health issues with greater understanding and respect, and they can use that knowledge to help improve the health of societies through their reporting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other instructors for the course are Mar Cabra, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and The Self-Investigation co-founder, and Stephanie Foo, writer, radio producer and author of the memoir What My Bones Know<\/i>.<\/p>\n

In five weeks, they will cover:<\/p>\n