Anthony Feinstein:

Journalism and Conflict Publications

Books:

Dangerous Lives: War and the men and women who report it. Thomas Allen: Toronto, Canada (2003).

Journalists Under Fire: The psychological hazards of war reporting. John Hopkins University Press (2006). Translations (French, Arabic)

Shooting War. Glitterati Editions (2018).

 

Journal articles:

1.    Feinstein A, Owen J. (2002) War journalists and psychopathology: are those who photograph the news at greater risk? Columbia Journalism Review July/August, 51.

2.    Feinstein A, Owen J, Blair N. (2002) A hazardous profession: War, journalists and psychopathology. American Journal of Psychiatry 159, 1570-1575.

3.    Feinstein A. (2004) The stress of war on journalists. The Nieman Reports. 58, 75-76

4.    Feinstein A.  (2004) War, journalists and psychopathology (Editorial). South African Psychiatry Review, 7(3), 1.

5.    Feinstein A, Nicolson D. (2005) The Iraq war: are embedded journalists at greater psychological risk? Journal of Traumatic Stress Studies, 18, 129-132.

6.    Carr-Locke J, Feinstein A. (2006) Motivation, risk-taking and front-line journalism: a pilot study. International Journal of the Humanities, 3, 19-24.

7.     Kaminsky Z, Petronis A, Levine B, Ghaffar O, Floden D,  Feinstein A. (2008) Risk and motivation: an epigenetic and neuropsychological study of a pair of monozygotic twins. Twins Research, 11, 1-11. (one twin was a war reporter, the other a legal assistant)

8.    Feinstein A, Sinyor M. (2009) The emotional health of women frontline journalists: what the data show. Nieman Reports, 63, 24-5.

9.    Feinstein A. (2010) A dangerous world: Psychological wellbeing in conflict zones: Assessing the psychological effects of conflict. Journal of International Peace Operations, 5, 29-30.

10. Sinyor M, Feinstein A. (2012) War, journalism and psychopathology: does gender play a role. Traumatology 18, 29-36. 

11.  Feinstein A. (2012) Mexican journalists: an examination of their emotional health. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 25, 1-4 Jul 13. doi: 10.1002/jts.21715. [Epub ahead of print]

12.  Feinstein A. (2013) Mexican journalist and journalists covering war: a comparison of psychological wellbeing. Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, 5, 77-85.

13.  Feinstein A, Owen J. (2013)  Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Major News Network Journalists Pre and Post September 11. Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & Treatment, 2, 1-3. doi: 10.4172/2324-8947.1000105

14.  Feinstein A, Waknine E, Audet B. (2014) Witnessing extreme violence in the newsroom. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Short Reports. 5(8); 1-7.

15.  Feinstein A, Starr S. (2015) Civil War in Syria: The psychological effects on journalists. Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, 7(1), 57-64.

16.  Feinstein, A., Wanga, J., & Owen, J. (2015). The psychological effects of reporting extreme violence: a study of Kenyan journalists. JRSM open6(9); 1-6.

17.  Feinstein A, Feinstein S, Bahari M, Pavisian B. (2016). The psychological wellbeing of Iranian Journalists. (2016) Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Open, 7(15), 1-5.

18. Feinstein A.  War Photography: The physical and psychological costs. J. Hum Rehabil. Spring,2017. https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/journalofhumanitiesinrehabilitation/2017/05/02/war-photography-the-physical-and-psychological-costs/

19.  Feinstein A, Osmann J, Patel V. (2018) Symptoms of PTSD in frontline journalists:  A retrospective examination of 18 years of war and conflict. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Sep;63(9), 29-35.

20. Feinstein A, Pavisian B, Osmann J. (2019) Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in journalists covering war and conflict: a study comparing photographers with print reporters. Traumatology . http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/trm0000207 (this is an online journal).

21.  Osmann, J., Dvorkin, J., Inbar, Y., Page-Gould, E., & Feinstein, A. (2020). The emotional well-being of journalists exposed to traumatic events: A mapping review pp. 1-27. Media, War & Conflicthttps://doi.org/10.1177/1750635219895998

22. Osmann J, Khalvatgar M, Feinstein A. (2020) Psychological distress in Afghan journalists: a descriptive study. Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. 12 N0. 3, pp. 115-123. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JACPR-02-2020-0473/full/html

23. Osmann J, Selva M, Feinstein A. How have journalists been affected psychologically by their coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic? A descriptive study of two international news organizations. BMJ-open. (in press-accepted June 8, 2021).

 

Newspaper articles:

1.    Shooting war: A 12-part series for the Globe and Mail focusing on the physical and psychological toll that comes with war and conflict photography (2018-2019).

http://tgam.ca/ShootingWar

2.    Moral Courage: A 12-part series for the Globe and Mail focusing on journalists who continue reporting and photographing dangerous and challenging topics despite intimidation, assault, incarceration and death threats (2021 – in progress).

From the Globe and Mail: From on the ground in Idlib, Yakeen Bido bravely chronicles Syria’s pain amid its decade-long civil war - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-from-on-the-ground-in-idlib-yakeen-bido-bravely-chronicles-syrias-pain/?utm_source=Shared+Article+Sent+to+User&utm_medium=E-mail:+Newsletters+/+E-Blasts+/+etc.&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

From the Globe and Mail: In exposing organized crime in Paraguay, journalist Candido Figueredo Ruiz became a target himself - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-in-exposing-organized-crime-in-paraguay-journalist-candido-figueredo/?utm_source=Shared+Article+Sent+to+User&utm_medium=E-mail:+Newsletters+/+E-Blasts+/+etc.&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

 

Documentary Film:

Under Fire: Journalists in combat (2011).
Directed by Martyn Burke and Produced by Anthony Feinstein
Based on Anthony Feinstein’s work with frontline journalists.
Longlisted for an Academy Award
Peabody Award 2012

Awards:

 2000-2001: Guggenheim Fellowship: Addressing trauma related mental health issues in post-apartheid Namibia.

 2005. The Frank Ochberg Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (for significant contributions by clinicians and researchers on the relationship of the media and trauma).