COVID-19 and the Mental Health of TV News Journalists




TV Confidential with Ed Robertson show

Summary: TVC 504.4: Steve Beverly, journalism professor at Union University (Jackson, TN) and a former news director and on-air correspondent for WBBJ-TV, talks to Ed about the toll that covering the daily COVID-19 news cycle can take on the mental health of reporters. A member of the National Association on Mental Illness, Steve Beverly is ready, willing and able to speak to any television news operation in America about depression, as well as recognizing and coping with surviving vulnerabilities to mental illness in one of the most rewarding but highest-stress professions: TV news. Contact Steve directly for more information about the seminars and webinars that he provides. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices