title: Health issues in journalism and reporting.
abstract: Journalists witness events and report the news. The gathering and presentation of this information may subject the journalist to a variety of physical and psychological hazards. Some health and safety risk factors are inherent within the profession: for example, stress associated with deadlines and reporting on events in dangerous climactic or social conditions. Survey data and information collected by professional journalism associations should be used to educate journalists and, whenever possible, to attenuate the risk factors. Some of the more common risks within the profession include those relating to travel, repetitive strain, and psychological stress.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000401:mortality; D003146:Communications Media; D016288:Computer Terminals; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders; D006804:Ergonomics; D005221:Fatigue; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020452:Journalism; D008297:Male; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D016272:Occupational Health; D012737:Sex Factors; D017406:Sexual Harassment; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014931:Women, Working