Moral Distress and Injury in American Journalism

Psychology Today | 25.11.2025 05:33
In a small newsroom, an editor-in-chief watches helplessly as their paper is gutted by a hedge fund’s cost-cutting. A reporter covering the migration crisis finds herself haunted by the suffering she witnesses, feelings of helplessness, and the way her friends and family ignore the problem. In newsrooms across the U.S., journalists struggle with the mandate to present “both sides” even when one side is not telling the truth.