Last Thursday I attended the #Polis2016 journalism & crisis conference at LSE, London, UK. I've already done three earlier posts on various sessions from the conference:
1) Jon Snow's opening address - at which he gave some priceless advice (given the venue) "if you want to be a journalist don't do a journalism degree"
2) A conference session about Reporting Refugees - from which I was reminded that "Good #storytelling isn't limited to simplified representations of reality"
3) A session about Brexit & journalism - from which I was reminded that to get a new angle on a story often all that is needed is to look at how other countries media covers it.
And from last years conference here is a post on digital & data journalism
This post is about the conference session that looked at "Reporting Terror". Below is a graphic summary of what was discussed from the Polis@LSE twitter account .... you may want to read the rest of this post to understand some of the things summarised in the graphic.
A Journalists role - In the panel discussion it was said that a journalists role is not to combat organisations like ISIS - but it is to explain the nuances and report in proportion.
From the same discussion someone pointed out that "Your sources are all in the shadows" and so sorting out fact from fiction was important.
Being self aware enough of your emotional response to a story
In discussing the attacks in Paris one of the panel - who was based in Paris - said it had made her far more aware of how her emotions might be affecting how she told the story
1) Jon Snow's opening address - at which he gave some priceless advice (given the venue) "if you want to be a journalist don't do a journalism degree"
2) A conference session about Reporting Refugees - from which I was reminded that "Good #storytelling isn't limited to simplified representations of reality"
3) A session about Brexit & journalism - from which I was reminded that to get a new angle on a story often all that is needed is to look at how other countries media covers it.
And from last years conference here is a post on digital & data journalism
This post is about the conference session that looked at "Reporting Terror". Below is a graphic summary of what was discussed from the Polis@LSE twitter account .... you may want to read the rest of this post to understand some of the things summarised in the graphic.
"Reporting Terror" #Polis2016 we had a great debate on social media, equality, balance - graphics by @silvia_alba
From the same discussion someone pointed out that "Your sources are all in the shadows" and so sorting out fact from fiction was important.
Being self aware enough of your emotional response to a story
.@LucyWilliamson How much of the horror of terror attacks to you report? Important to be aware of emotional reactions. Take time. #Polis2016
In discussing the attacks in Paris one of the panel - who was based in Paris - said it had made her far more aware of how her emotions might be affecting how she told the story
"It is important to be self-aware of your own feelings when you are reporting terror" - @LucyWilliamson
Reporting attacks abroad as well as at home
Reporting attacks abroad as well as at home
- .@SecKermani says journalists DO try & report on terror attacks in other parts of the world but audiences don't want it #Polis2016
In discussion the panel spent some time discussing why we report local acts of terrorism but hardly touch those abroad. One person suggests this restricts how we think about terrorism. Another pointed out how it reinforces a "them and us" perspective
What stories aren't being covered? Some of the thoughts from the panel were:
- why are some people apparently radicalised so quickly?
- why is the role of Saudi Arabia in terrorism so under reported?
- where is the story about a suicide bombers family after the event?
I've never come across a single examination in #journalism of the families of suicide bombers. What happens to them? @y_alibhai #Polis2016
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