A Toolbox For Mental Health in the Newsroom

Author Matthew Nordin, MSW, LSWAIC, MHP Let’s admit it. There are still some managers in TV news who don’t think “the troops” should feel as entitled to take time off for depression as the flu. And I’ll admit it. I’ve heard horror stories of, for example, an MMJ...

Mental Health

Mental health is a growing concern among TV news journalists. Old time journalists often were told to grit it out, suck it up, understand the stress and anxiety of the daily deadline pressures and, frankly, awful crime stories are part of the job.    Surviving as...