“Dying in harness:” How news workers’ obituaries in the 20th century served as meta-journalistic discourse about trauma and coping

Key Points

• The study aims to explore how journalists in the past reflected on trauma within their newsrooms and its implications.
• Analyzed historical obituaries of journalists from the 20th century.
• Investigated organizational culture's impact on trauma discourse.
• Examined reflections and depictions of trauma in journalistic settings.
• Obituaries serve as a critical lens for understanding trauma in journalism.
• Trauma reflections reveal the evolving nature of coping mechanisms in newsroom cultures.
• Organizational culture significantly influences how trauma is processed and discussed among journalists.