FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Award-winning photojournalist and former DART Trauma and Journalism Fellow will speak to students about his experiences covering ground zero during the 9/11 attacks.
David Handschuh will give a lecture about his experiences working as a photojournalist during the September 11 attacks, as well as the ethics of covering traumatic events and the effects those experiences can have on journalists.
Handschuh has 30 years of experience in photojournalism; he spent much of that time working for the New York Daily News. Handschuh’s background in covering traumatic events lead him to co-author the National Media Guide for Emergency and Disaster Incidents, a handbook for journalists working with emergency crews. He was also awarded the DART fellowship to study trauma in journalism, and is a former Poynter Institute of Media Ethics fellow.
Handschuh will show some of his photographs and talk about his first-hand experience covering the event and the lessons he learned about the ethical choices a photojournalist must make on the spot during an event like 9/11.
Handschuh is the Visiting Distinguished Professor of Ethics for the Center for Ethics in Journalism. The 9/11 lecture is part of a continuing series of workshops, lectures and classes Handschuh will present throughout the fall semester focusing on media ethics, covering trauma and professional development.
The lecture will be in the Arkansas Student Union, rooms 507-508 Sept. 8 at 9.30 am. This lecture is open to university students, faculty and staff.