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The B\u2019AI Global Forum will hold the concluding symposium of the Trauma Reporting Study Group<\/a> “Towards Practicing Trauma-Informed Journalism” on February 14(SAT), 2026. We warmly invite you to join us.<\/p>\n \u25c7Date & Venue<\/strong><\/p>\n \u30fbDate: February 14 (SAT), 2026, 1:30~4:30 pm (JST) \u25c7Program<\/strong><\/p>\n \uff1cSession 1: Lecture\uff1e<\/strong><\/p>\n \u30fbGet me my Digital Flak Jacket!<\/strong><\/em> In his home country of Sri Lanka, Amantha Perera worked as a journalist covering the civil war and natural disasters such as the 2004 tsunami, contributing to TIME, Reuters, and Al Jazeera. New Research<\/strong><\/em> Abstract<\/strong><\/em> \uff1cSession 2: Reports\uff1e<\/strong><\/p>\n \u30fbThe impact on journalists covering trauma \u2014 Findings from a Japan\u2013Korea survey<\/strong><\/em> \u30fbReport on the Australia training and \u201cOur Declaration\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Journalists, researchers, and human rights activists from diverse backgrounds engage with people who have experienced trauma\u2014deep psychological wounds\u2014listening to their stories and sharing them with society. In trauma reporting, it is essential to set aside assumptions and truly \u201cunderstand the trauma of those interviewed.\u201d Moreover, to ensure safer and more sustainable practice, it is also necessary to \u201crecognize and prepare for the impact on the reporters themselves\u201d and \u201ccare for colleagues and peers.\u201d The Trauma Reporting Study Group, after five years of activity, is scheduled to conclude at the end of this fiscal year.<\/p>\n (Photo: August 8, 2025, Melbourne, provided by the Japanese Journalists Learning Trauma Reporting Group)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u25c7Organizer<\/strong> \u25c7Co-organizer<\/strong> \u25c7Inquiry<\/strong> The B\u2019AI Global Forum will hold the concluding sym<\/p>\n
\n\u30fbVenue: Fukutake Learning Theater<\/a> (Hongo Campus) and Online(Zoom)
\n\u203bOn-site participation is limited to the first 70 registrants.
\n\u203bRecorded viewing will be available for a limited time.
\n\u30fbLanguages: Japanese and English (simultaneous interpretation available in both)
\n\u30fbAdmission: Free
\n\u30fbHow to register: Pre-registration is required via the link below by February 12.
\nhttps:\/\/forms.gle\/hnkJdaTrHtNvD3x38<\/a>
\n\u203bThe URL for online participation will be sent on February 13, the day before the event.<\/p>\n
\nby\u00a0Amantha Perera<\/strong> (Director & Consultant, Centre for Journalism and Trauma Asia Pacific)<\/p>\n
\nHe is currently based in Melbourne, Australia, serving as Director and Consultant at the Centre for Journalism and Trauma Asia Pacific (formerly the Dart Centre Asia Pacific, renamed in November 2025), where he provides training on trauma-informed reporting for journalists across the Asia-Pacific region (https:\/\/journalismandtrauma.org\/<\/a>). He is also pursuing a doctoral degree at Adelaide University, researching safe and professional hybrid workspaces for information specialists, and has developed a new concept titled \u201cthe Digital Flak Jacket\u201d to enhance safe and professional hybrid workspace for journalists.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 How the COVID-19 lockdowns influenced journalists to change the way they react to online and digitally enhanced dangerous and fake content<\/a><\/em>
\n\u2022 \u201cAm I Failing to Protect Them?\u201d The Impact of Abuse (of Journalists) on Newsroom Leaders in the Asia Pacific<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
\nAmantha Perera will speak on emerging threats arising from exposure to online and digital work regimes, referred to as Technology-Facilitated Threats (TFT)and potential countermeasures. As our reliance on online and digital information grows, we are increasingly exposed harmful interactions in hybrid workspace: disasters are witnessed through smartphone and computer screens, and journalists have become more vulnerable to online attacks. In this lecture, he will expand on the threats faced by journalists in Asia Pacific and examine their impact on journalism and freedom of expression. He will also introduce a new concept to tackle TFT. Titled the Digital Flak Jacket, it provides guidelines for journalists and other information professionals to develop individual interventions to pushback against TFT.<\/p>\n
\nby Misook Lee<\/strong> (Associate Professor, Otsuma Women\u2019s University)<\/p>\n
\nby The Association of Journalists in Japan Learning about Trauma Reporting<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nIn Australia, a civil lawsuit filed by a journalist who developed PTSD after prolonged harsh reporting resulted in a victory for the journalist in 2019. The court criticized not only the newspaper\u2019s inadequate response but also the lack of training on trauma among most managers and insufficient education for younger reporters regarding risks and coping strategies, highlighting the absence of preventive measures.
\nThese issues\u2014journalism, trauma, and resilience\u2014will be addressed in reports by journalists from newspapers, broadcasters, and news agencies, as well as researchers, who studied at the Dart Centre Asia Pacific in Melbourne in August 2025. Thirteen members of the \u201cJapanese Journalists Learning Trauma Reporting Group,\u201d which grew out of the Trauma Reporting Study Group, participated in an intensive four-day training. They will share what they learned and present \u201cOur Declaration\u201d outlining future actions.
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findings on the impact of covering trauma on journalists will be presented. In Korea, the Women Journalists Association conducted the first nationwide survey on \u201cJournalists and Trauma\u201d in 2021. Insights from this\u00a0survey, together with\u00a0findings from Japan, will be presented, followed by a discussion of future challenges.<\/p>\n
\nStudy group on Trauma Reporting, B\u2019AI Global Forum, Institute for AI and Beyond, The University of Tokyo<\/p>\n
\nNHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute
\nInstitute for the Next Generation of Journalism and Media, Waseda University<\/p>\n
\nB\u2019AI Global Forum Office
\nbai.global.forum[at]gmail.com\uff08Please change [at] to @\uff09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"