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Open Source Investigations: How to Prevent, Address and Identify Vicarious Trauma

By Hannah Ellis | February 5, 2019

With the increase in eyewitness media, open source investigators are usually exposed to high amounts of graphic footage and this can cause mental distress if left unchecked. Hannah Ellis, research assistant at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, shares a guide to prevent excessive secondary trauma and how to address the symptoms.