# Protecting mental health in the newsroom - what we’ve learnt

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Podcast: [Backlight](https://stenobird.com/podcast/backlight-6136461)
Published: 2024-09-30T06:02:13+00:00
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## Resource

This month we discuss the hidden toll journalism can take on your mental health and share tips for staying grounded in high-pressure environments. We talk to open-source investigator Bashar Deeb about coping with traumatic content and Juliana Ruhfus , the Director of the DART Center for Journalism Trauma Europe about how to protect your sources’ wellbeing. -- Investigations mentioned in this episode: The Kutum massacre Reconstructing the Melilla Massacre -- Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva , Tessa Pang Sound design, mixing and editing: ⁠⁠⁠Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions ⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠ - and you can email us at backlight@lighthousereports.com

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