Journalism Institute program to focus on how pandemic, protest reporting affect journalists’ emotional lives, June 24

Many journalists are covering a physical and mental health crisis while they also may be struggling to cope themselves so the National Press Club Journalism Institute is planning a conversation to examine how to work through this moment, by looking at the stories we’re telling ourselves about it, how these stories affect our emotional lives, and consequently, the stories we are reporting and writing. 

Registration is open for this discussion on Zoom on June 24 at 1 p.m. eastern, featuring writers Elizabeth Flock and Lori Gottlieb. The first part is expected to be a conversation, followed by a Q&A with participants. This Journalism Institute program is free and open to the public

Elizabeth Flock is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker with a focus on social issues. Her features and investigations have appeared on the "PBS NewsHour", in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and other publications. Her first book, The Heart is a Shifting Sea: Love and Marriage in Mumbai, tracked three marriages for a decade to reveal how India is changing. 

Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and author of the New York Times bestseller Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, which is being adapted as a television series. In addition to her clinical practice, she writes The Atlantic’s weekly “Dear Therapist” advice column and contributes regularly to The New York Times and many other publications. Her recent TED Talk is one of the top 10 most watched of the year.