“I could have done more”: Vicarious trauma expression and self-attribution among journalists’ social issues reporting

Qi Yin, Xiruo Lyu, School of Journalism and Communication, Xiamen University, s Republic of China, School of Journalism and Communication, Xiamen University, s Republic of China, School of Arts, Lancaster University

Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism

Published online on May 04, 2026

Abstract

Journalism, Ahead of Print.
Research on occupational trauma of journalists has mainly concentrated on Western countries and war or conflict news reporting. It has stayed within the psychological framework of individual stress, without sufficiently examining the institutional and ...