“You can’t witness the world’s pain and not feel it” – Christiane Amanpour

Journalists are told to “switch off the news” when it gets too heavy —
but what happens when you are the news?

Constant exposure to tragedy, trauma, and online abuse; unrelenting deadlines, newsroom pressures and AI has left many reporters silently struggling.

No mental health service currently exists which successfully meets the needs of journalists.

🚨 No reporter should suffer alone with poor mental health.

🌎 Journalists tell the world’s stories — but they’re part of the story too.

👥 We’re building a dedicated support network designed by journalists, for journalists.

PRESS(ED) is centring sound mental health at the heart of journalism.

🗣️ To raise awareness and understanding of the issues affecting reporters’ mental wellbeing not just among journalists, but the wider public too.

🙏🏼 Combat isolation by offering tailored support, advice, and community.

🔌 Empower newsrooms to care for & learn how to best support their teams.

No journalist suffers alone with their mental health. 

PRESS(ED) will stimulate conversation between journalists – irrespective of media outlet – as well as reporters and their companies, so there is a better understanding of the mental health support and advice which is needed to adequately support them.

Companies will have solid mental health support plans in place, employers and team leaders will have been trained to support their employees and journalists will feel able to talk to and support one another – irrespective of what company they work for. 

Reporters’ improved mental health awareness and support will result in work being more mental health considerate. Subsequently, the general public will benefit too, improving relations. There will be wider recognition and more empathetic understanding of the challenges facing reporters’ mental healths.