Trauma From Stories On Police Violence

May 25, 2021

It's been one year since the video of George Floyd’s murder was spread across social media and the news, leading to months of protests over police brutality and racial inequality.

Today we talk about what impact these stories, and these kinds of videos, have on the people who see them. We hear from trauma and mental health experts on how it especially affects communities of color.

We also learn more about how the media covers police brutality, and social justice protests, and talk about the ethics that guide some of that coverage. What does mainstream media get wrong about how these stories are talked about, and how these images are shown?

Produced by Drew Daudelin.

Guests:

Carrie Dixon
Former President and Current Treasurer, Indiana Association of Black Psychologists

Dr. Keino Miller
Licensed Psychologist; Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology at Florida State University

Danielle Henderson
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, IU Health

Danielle Kilgo
Cowles Professor of Journalism Diversity and Equality, Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota

Rod Hicks
Director of Ethics and Diversity, Society of Professional Journalists