‘Detachment was considered a strength’: how a war correspondent’s calling created a trauma timebomb

Dean Yates was working in Reuters’ Jakarta newsroom on the night of 12 October 2002, when he took a call from a stringer in Bali. There had been a blast, the caller explained, with flaming cars and multiple victims. “I can hear this screaming in the background,” Yates recalls 20 years later, “I…#deanyates #jakarta #bali #yates #kuta #tasmania #baghdad #iraqi #namirnooreldeen #saeedchmagh

Source: Reuters: Health - July 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news