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“Preserving Atrocity”: Mental Health and the Broadcast Media Archivist Cover

“Preserving Atrocity”: Mental Health and the Broadcast Media Archivist

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Open Access
|Dec 2025

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Graph from the 2021 AMIA Salary and Demographic Survey addressing rates of depression, anxiety, or other mental health issues (e.g. bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder).

Figure 2

A screenshot from the Archives and Record Association (ARA)’s Health & Wellbeing page.

Figure 3

A screenshot outlining the Understanding the International Landscape of Trauma and Archives report.

Figure 4

A screenshot from the Australian Society of Archivists A Trauma-Informed Approach to Managing Archives self-directed course outline.

Figure 5

A screenshot from the Australian Society of Archivists Vicarious Trauma and Immediate Support page.

Figure 6

Screenshot from Documenting in Times of Crisis: A Resource Kit by the Society of American Archivists (SAA).

Figure 7

Screenshot from the Trauma-Informed Archives Resource List by the Association for Canadian Archivists (ACA).

Figure 8

A chart from the Understanding the International Landscape of Trauma and Archives report regarding potential of traumatic reactions in archives

Figure 9

A chart from the Understanding the International Landscape of Trauma and Archives report asking respondents about traumatic content exposure in archives

Video 1

A Trauma-informed Approach to Managing Archives webinar hosted by Kirsten Wright and Nicola Laurent. Last accessed: 17/04/25.

Video 2

Trauma-Informed Reporting Best Practices webinar hosted by Bruce Shapiro. Last accessed: 17/04/25.

Video 3

A webinar titled Prioritizing Mental Health in the Newsroom: How to Create a Culture of Well-being hosted by the Shorenstein Center. Last accessed: 17/04/25.

Figure 10

A bullet-point list I created that outlines steps that can be taken to support archivist mental health.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18146/view.371 | Journal eISSN: 2213-0969
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 14
Published on: Dec 31, 2025
Published by: Sound & Vision
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2025 Michael Marlatt, published by Sound & Vision
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