Psychological and Physical Lived Experiences of Journalists Covering Terrorism in Kenya

Autor/in	Muindi, Benjamin
Titel	Psychological and Physical Lived Experiences of Journalists Covering Terrorism in Kenya
Quelle	In: Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 78 (2023) 2, S.251-266 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Muindi, Benjamin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-6958
DOI	10.1177/10776958231163235
Schlagwörter	Journalism; Terrorism; Foreign Countries; Risk; News Reporting; Interviews; Safety; Psychological Patterns; Trauma; Sleep; Memory; Alcohol Abuse; Coping; Death; Religious Cultural Groups; Antisocial Behavior; Phenomenology; Mental Health; Kenya; Somalia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Journalistik; Journalismus; Terrorismus; Ausland; Risiko; News report; Reportage; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Sicherheit; Schlaf; Gedächtnis; Bewältigung; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Kirchliche Gruppe; Religionszugehörigkeit; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Psychohygiene; Kenia
Abstract	This research is based on 28 in-depth interviews with Kenya-based journalists who report terrorism. The objective of the research was to recount their lived experiences. The theme of safety of journalists comprised psychological and physical safety of the newspeople, and there were various ways in which the psychological and individual safety of the journalists covering terrorism and related events was at risk. The psychological safety included traumatic events leading to sleeplessness and nightmares, loss of memory, and some journalists resorting to alcohol abuse in a bid to cope with the traumatic experiences. These physical safety concerns for some journalists included threats of death by fanatical religious groups, while other participants said that they were threatened with death because of their coverage of terrorism and related activities in Kenya. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01