MEDIA ADVISORY: TAKING CARE: A REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH, WELL-BEING & TRAUMA AMONG CANADIAN MEDIA WORKERS

LONDON, ON, May 18, 2022 /CNW/ -

WHEN:	10:30: A.M.
	Wednesday, May 25, 2022
WHERE:	Room 200, Sir John A. Macdonald Building,
	Parliament Hill, Ottawa
	Virtual access via Zoom (registration required)
WHAT:	A stark picture has emerged of profound health impacts of COVID-19, growing harassment, stress and trauma on Canada's journalists and media workers, affecting the quality of this country's journalism and its vital role in our democracy.
	Join Matthew Pearson (Carleton University) and Dave Seglins (CBC journalist and mental health advocate) for the release of a first of its kind report and findings from a national online survey of +1,200 media workers in Canada.
	Co-researchers will formally present data and recommendations for urgent action to protect the health and safety of workers in the Canadian news industry.
	Copies of the report (French & English), short presentation, Q+A, interviews.
	Background: www.journalismforum.ca/taking-care-survey
	This research was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma and Carleton University.  Our thanks to Cision for sponsoring this announcement and to Alberta Senator Paula Simons, a long-time political columnist and reporter for the Edmonton Journal, who will participate in the event.
	Source: Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma

REGISTRATION: Non-Press Gallery members can request in person or Zoom access to the event by emailing [email protected].

SOURCE Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma

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