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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction: Trauma in African Journalism.- Chapter 2: Silent Echoes and Deafening Silence: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Trauma Journalism in Nigeria’s Ethno-Religious Crises.- Chapter 3: Capturing the Unseen: Emotional Challenges of Documenting African Journalistic Stories.- Chapter 4: “Bearing” Witness: Journalism, Genocide and the Weight of Trauma.- Chapter 5: Attacks, Harassment, Criminalization and Intimidation: An African Menu for Journalists.- Chapter 6: The problem with photography: Psychological effects on journalists.- Chapter 7: “Because I Saw It Myself”: FGM/C Reporting and Journalist Trauma in Uganda.- Chapter 8: Trauma Journalism in Tanzania and its impact on mental health among Tanzanian journalists.- Chapter 9: Sick of Journalism: Interrogating the Traumatic Experiences of Covering COVID-19.- Chapter 10: The Watchdog in Distress—Electoral Politics, Police Brutality and the Chilling Effect on Journalism Practice in Uganda.- Chapter 11: Psychological and Physical Safety of Foreign Journalists Covering Boko Haram Conflict in Borno State, Nigeria.- Chapter 12: Unearthing an unpleasant past: Exploring the psychological trauma of journalists reporting on the Gukurahundi genocide.- Chapter 13: Restrictive Media Laws, Trauma and Context-Specific Ethics in Non-Democratic Contexts.- Chapter 14: Journalism, Obligation and Moral Injury.- Chapter 15: The ‘Captured Journalists’: Implications for Objective Reporting and Safety.
