Lens Flares: Trauma in Journalism (2021)

A documentary film project exploring how journalists deal with the trauma that they experience everyday. Intimate conversations with six journalists with advice and insight from a therapist. Journalists are on the front lines when tragedy and disaster strike. They deal with trauma and drama on a regular basis. In newsrooms all across the country, Journalists, Photojournalists, Producers, Directors, Editors all deal with tragedy sometimes on a daily basis. The longer someone works in news, the more desensitized they can become. This project explores how journalists should deal with the build up of trauma and what happens if they don't.