It's #WorldMentalHealthDay — a day newsrooms should acknowledge and disarm for because being a journalist means working through the occupational hazards of the job ➡️ vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout, to name a few. 🧵 1/22

And now, even moral injury is deepening our traumatic stress response. News leaders need to strategically, consistently and humanely respond to the hazards of being a journalist. This is a moral imperative for the health of our industry. 2/22 #WorldMentalHealthDay

To become trauma-informed newsrooms — in leadership and in coverage — we have to first acknowledge the importance of mental health in our newsrooms, across our ranks. 3/22

📌 Trauma-informed newsrooms understand 3 things:

1. What happens to our journalists is important
2. What happens to them influences their behavior and health
3. And this information is used to act accordingly, and with compassion, on their behalf 4/22
#WorldMentalHealthDay

^^ For #WorldMentalHealthDay, remember this 👉 We will all experience and be impacted by trauma differently.👈

Your responses, both inside and outside of a traumatic news cycle, will either cultivate trust or elicit harm. 5/22

Whether you have positional or influential power, please care for yourself and acknowledge the trauma, stress or burnout you may be feeling your way through today. 6/22

📌 Self-preservation is a radical act of trauma-informed leadership — especially for women and even more so for women of color. So newsroom managers, fellow journalists, when you see us embody this act, celebrate with us bc it wasn't an easy decision. 💪🏽  #WorldMentalHealthDay


📌Re-invest in your 1:1s. Focus on your direct report, not their work. Be curious.

I love @JillGeisler's questions from her media managers course:
• Are you still enjoying your work?
• What do you love about this project?
• What are you worried about?
https://www.luc.edu/soc/workshopsprograms/masterclassformediamanagers/

📌Adjust workload or work design. Burnout is a result of unmanaged workplace stress. If your direct report tells you they're burned out, your immediate next question should be: What's one thing I can do to better support you? 9/22
https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/articles/journalism-managers-are-burned-out-is-it-time-for-a-work-redesign/


📌Other empathetic leadership questions:
• What kind of flexibility do you need right now?
• Is anything unclear or blocking your work?

You can offer support that's counter-cultural to your newsroom. Why? Bc you are responsible for the micro culture you cultivate on your team.

Speaking as someone still in the process of repair after being burned out, let me suggest you answer these questions BEFORE you ask them of your direct report.

This @UWJournEthics article is bookmark-worthy for any people-first newsroom manager. 11/22

https://ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/2022/02/15/healthy-journalist-healthy-journalism-how-newsrooms-can-prevent-burnout/

Need more? Lots of people and orgs are helping journalists and their newsrooms be healthier. You can schedule time with me to just talk or to learn about @ampress's trauma-informed newsroom portfolio. https://calendly.com/sragland/30-min

I also highly recommend the work of the following:

Yep, y'all can start as fast as tomorrow with my friends over at The Self-Investigation (@selfinvestigate) who have taught me so very much about the subject. 13/22

#WorldMentalHealthDay

https://twitter.com/selfinvestigate/status/1578061971659886593?s=20&t=_kMJv6jPTajojPwTQJ--LA

If you didn't read this piece from @JournoResource when it dropped last year, read it now. 14/22 https://twitter.com/JournoResource/status/1420768829861507073?s=20&t=egR7gJ8jhoatLqprJUPkbA

#WorldMentalHealthDay

There's this write-up (and reminder) by my former @Poynter colleague @atompkins who has been doing newsroom trauma training for years and offers a suite of trainings on the topic. 15/22 https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2022/remember-journalists-to-take-care-of-yourselves/

More resources, thanks to @RTDNA for its a mental health resource guide, including daily self-care practices for journalists. 16/22 https://www.rtdna.org/content/newsroom_mental_health_resource_guide

#WorldMentalHealthDay

This piece by Washington Post journalist @kwoodsome who I'm grateful to know: "Trauma is a psychological injury that lulls you into thinking you’re safe after surviving without a scratch, only to wash away the ground you thought would hold firm." 17/22 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/05/jan-6-journalist-psychological-trauma/

How to Support Journalists Experiencing Online Harassment.
@IWMF's new guide is designed help newsrooms navigate the abuse. 18/22 https://niemanreports.org/articles/online-harassment-newsrooms-guidelines/

You can find ample resources at @DartCenter, including this guide: https://dartcenter.org/resources/dart-center-style-guide

And dozens of trainings: https://dartcenter.org/programs/training

#WorldMentalHealthDay

I'll leave y'all with one more: "We believe journalists are our industry’s most precious human resource." #WorldMentalHealthDay

The work of journalists over at @HeadlinesNet is to be watched and shared. Their resources page, complete with videos is here: https://headlines-network.com/

Finally, my dear journalists, editors, newsroom managers and owners — all people I love and who are reason I do this work — on #WorldMentalHealthDay and every day that follows, please. 21/22

And be cool. There SHOULD BE crying in the newsroom. The work we do is hard and sometimes, it hurts. And crying is one way we can break the cycle of stress. Let us. 22/22 #WorldMentalHealthDay

You can read the unrolled version of this thread here: https://typefully.com/sammyragland/LOKkYNf

For journalists and their newsrooms on World Mental Health Day, Oct. 10

I spent my last day as @Poynter faculty on PTO — connecting with my amazing 17-month-old, with former colleagues and new friends. I didn't realize how disconnected I had become. It's good to be back! 🤗

But I can't end this day without a Poynter highlight reel. (tape = 🧵)

☝️ Shout-out to @poynter's exceptionally talented, caring and magical faculty: @DorisTruong @kristenhare @sitaranieves @atompkins @kellymcb @tomthuang

Their investment in the journalism industry and hope for our collective future is unmatched. "Poynter magic" exists bc of them.

✌️ I'm most proud of the personal study and time I spent developing expertise in trauma-informed leadership, which I see being marked by empathy, resilience and action. I'm humbled to have been trusted to train 1,000s of journalists this year alone on trauma and resilience.

I learned from neuroscientist Dr. Bruce Perry that connectedness has the power to counterbalance adversity, and this idea serves as the bridge for helping journalists better understand the impact of trauma AND how they can manage those impacts. https://twitter.com/katikokal/status/1549823001444622336?s=20&t=jNyES86aGl806haf8Tiyig

I appreciate the autonomy I had at Poynter to create programs like Lead with Influence, a unique curriculum for women/nonbinary journalists who lead projects, products and processes—not people. @kathyluwho is now lead faculty and you should totally apply! https://www.poynter.org/shop/leadership/lead-with-influence-october-2022/

I loved co-directing the Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship with Jaymee Copenhaver and Tim McCaughan and joyfully handed it over to the capable hands, hearts and minds of @kristenhare, @omarg and @AvQueenBenet earlier this year. https://www.poynter.org/shop/reporting-editing/poynter-koch-media-and-journalism-fellowship-2022-23/

If you missed this piece by former fellow @schick_will, give it a read. Less for the program's sake and more for your own. Will is a talented journalist who embraces curiosity, empathy and innovation. Can you believe the industry almost missed him??? https://www.poynter.org/from-the-institute/2022/how-a-military-veteran-found-his-place-in-the-world-of-journalism/ 

While I'm no longer teaching in Power of Diverse Voices, I hope you'll consider applying. Lead faculty @tomthuang is one of the most generous and patient news leaders you will ever meet, and as a writer especially, he has so much to share with you.  https://www.poynter.org/shop/writing/power-of-diverse-voices-writing-workshop-for-journalists-of-color-november-2022/

💥 And I can't forget the women's leadership academy!💥 Aaaah.. this program is forever close to my heart 💖 Because of this academy, as I have said since 2016, my career has accelerated at a pace I and taken on a trajectory I could not have anticipated. https://www.poynter.org/shop/leadership/poynter-leadership-academy-for-women-in-media-2023/

If my former job as director of @poynter's leadership academy for women sounds like a dream to you, shoot your shot 🏀 Listen, Poynter trusts its faculty to be great at the work. If you tend toward excellence and care, apply.

🚨Deadline is Aug. 31 🚨

https://jobs.mediajobboard.com/company/the-poynter-institute-278801/job/faculty-member-poynter-in-saint-petersburg-fl-ws7s4d9jrds97r8cu29rjzssqgco0v/?sid=987399277&ref=company

FINALLY 📣 I cannot wait to get started as VP of Journo Programs for @ampress 💯 🙌🏽. I've got a dope team in @emilyristow @kamarialeyla @LDeshan & @triciacantor, and we're ready to break some molds. My calendar opens back up in Oct. so don't be shy, y'all! https://calendly.com/sragland

You can read the unrolled version of this thread here: https://typefully.com/sammyragland/7OEGLs8

 📣 Some personal news 📣 I'm joining @AmPress as their new Vice President of Journalism Programs! 1/ https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/news-releases/american-press-institute-names-samantha-ragland-vice-president-of-journalism-programs/

APi aims to support an innovative and sustainable news industry through digital AND cultural transformation. I'm geeked 🙌🏽 to join @AmPress's talented and diverse team of journalists, especially @emilyristow and @kamarialeyla of the programs team. 2/

For the past two and half years, I have been a kind of learning architect for @Poynter 😍 It's been an honor to serve as creator, coach, facilitator, subject matter expert and even evaluator for newsroom leaders across the world. And this work will continue at APi. 💯 3/

👉🏽 If you're a newsroom leader — either in position and power or in role and influence — I want to talk to you about sustaining the energy and effort, about driving the challenge and change needed to serve generations of communities to come. 4/ https://calendly.com/sragland/30min?month=2022-11

And if you haven't checked in on @AmPress's Beyond Print program, which launched this summer with 
• La Voz at The Arizona Republic, 
• The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 
• The Philadelphia Inquirer and 
• The Seattle Times, 
you really should. 5/ https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/news-releases/api-selects-four-news-organizations-for-beyond-print/

👉🏽 If you're a journalist who, like me, wants to see our newsrooms healthy and our journalists across teams and departments even healthier — I'm talking about thriving, not just surviving. I'm talking about belonging, not just inclusion. — I want to work with you. 6/ 

And this work doesn't stop at taking PTO or mental health days. This work is deliberate and aims to create the psychological safety that is imperative to our newsrooms' DEIB efforts. Check out @AmPress's Inclusion Index for a full pic. 7/ https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/news-releases/api-launches-journalism-inclusion-index/

I'm eager to step under the decisive leadership of @michaelbolden on Sept 6 and to work alongside the @AmPress team toward the collective & urgent vision of newsroom health and sustainability. I'll continue as director of @Poynter's Leadership Academies for Women through 2022. 8/

👀 You saw that right 👀 APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN (yes, I'm speaking loudly as I type) FOR @POYNTER'S 2023 LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOR WOMEN IN MEDIA!! 💥 🙌

🚨Deadline: Friday, Sept. 9🚨

https://www.poynter.org/shop/leadership/poynter-leadership-academy-for-women-in-media-2023/

#poynterwomenleaders #digitalwomenleaders

This competitive, weeklong academy has challenged, accelerated and reinvigorated the careers of more than 500 women in news leadership across the world — myself being one of them (Cohort 2016.) 💖 #poynterwomenleaders #digitalwomenleaders

The folks at @Poynter have been prepping this application season for months.
👉🏽 If you have been managing people for 5 years or less, this is a training for you.
👉🏽 English-speaking women and nonbinary people leaders from journalism, media & tech orgs are encouraged to apply.

Scholarships are available. Please, do NOT let cost keep you from applying. And PLEASE, DO GET COACHING ON YOUR APPLICATION. digitalwomenleaders.com 

S/O to academy co-founder @katiehawk for this 💎

#digitalwomenleaders

Few things give me more joy than coaching leaders through the application. I know so many other Cohort alum feel the same. So if you've been wanting to apply or have applied but didn't get in, now's the time. APPLY! APPLY!! Bc the support for you is waiting. #poynterwomenleaders

Y'all know I can talk about this program all day. Here's my advice for your application brainstorm bc I know you'll start thinking now but will be writing right up to that Sept. deadline! 😉 #poynterwomenleaders

https://twitter.com/Poynter/status/1554170358512623620?s=20&t=tJgQp0OIKM4jF2VjmPIOEA

If you are not currently a formal people manager or expect to be in the coming year, please consider applying for Lead with Influence instead, a program I created for women and nonbinary journalists who manage products, platforms and processes. https://www.poynter.org/shop/leadership/lead-with-influence-october-2022/


You can read the unrolled version of this thread here: https://typefully.com/sammyragland/n7Y5NEX

Applications are open: 2023 Poynter Leadership Academy for Women in Media

I'm excited to share @poynter's first 2022 Leadership Academy for Women in Media. This group of 30 news leaders will join cohort alum @danalacey @SushilPKC and faculty @sitaranieves @joiechen @kristenhare @DorisTruong @kellymcb IN PERSON in May!!! poy.nu/maycohort2022

Yaaaassss!!! This is the first group to be hosted at the Poynter Institute in sunny St. Pete since Feb. 2020. 

#poynterwomenleaders #digitalwomenleaders

With this newest leadership academy cohort, the number of women to experience the transformation at the core of this prestigious @poynter program now exceeds 500. 

500, Y'ALLl!!!!!

#poynterwomenleaders #digitalwomenleaders

The May academy will kick off with a keynote from @tracylbrown, chief content offer at Chicago Public Media. Tracy and I go waaay back to our days at CMG so this fireside chat is gonna be tea-licious 😉 #poynterwomenleaders #digitalwomenleaders

@poynter's leadership academy is all about using self-awareness to gain new perspective.

These leaders and founders will get training on ethical leadership, retaining diverse talent, negotiation tactics, work-life chemistry, conflict management, delegation — to name a few.


Join me in congratulating @poynter's Leadership Academy for Women in Media: 

@hanaralberts
@callingcaterina
@simplysarahTV
@antoniacere
@storiesbyeli
@havovicooper
@thekatecox
@askleezul
@MeganMfinnerty
@aprilfong

#poynterwomenleaders #digitalwomenleaders

Join me in congratulating @poynter's Leadership Academy for Women in Media:

@jamieg
@_SabrinaHerrera
@kamilahinkson
@jehanjillani
@amkrell
@byalexmarch
@mtmarch
@SarahMenendez
@amusedbrit
@ieditnred

#poynterwomenleaders #digitalwomenleaders

Join me in congratulating @poynter's Leadership Academy for Women in Media:

@chelseabot
@meggophone
@juliezeglen
@el_savvy
@taramfrancis
@DanielleEGaines
@brandischier
@schindss
Christina Rees
Terry Aguayo

#poynterwomenleaders #digitalwomenleaders

The 2023 application window for @Poynter's Leadership Academy for Women will open early this year, from Aug. 1 through Sept. 5, 2022. Subscribe to Poynter’s Weekly Training Digest to get updates. www.poynter.org/subscribe-to-poynters-weekly-training-digest/ 

Since @poynter's Leadership Academy for Women continues to be so competitive, we launched Lead with Influence last year — a program for women who lead process, platforms and products, but not people. I'd love to see you there in the October. www.poynter.org/shop/leadership/lead-with-influence-october-2022/

Remember: You can get coaching on your application to any and all leadership academies, fellowships and other professional development opportunities. Just check out digitalwomenleaders.com, run by academy co-founder @katiehawk. #digitalwomenleaders

You can read the unrolled version of this thread here: https://typefully.com/sammyragland/kuhAQQc