“Dying in harness:” How news workers’ obituaries in the 20th century served as meta-journalistic discourse about trauma and coping

By looking through the lens of media history at how journalists in an earlier era reflected on trauma in their own newsrooms, this study seeks to add more holistic perspectives on how trauma has been and is discussed by news workers, as well as given meaning and contemplated. This study interrogates the role organizational culture has played in shaping reflections and depictions on trauma, and how a better understanding of this internal work culture can help explain the ongoing evolution of trauma processing in journalism.