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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>A female journalist has suggested the need for psychological healing service to media practitioners in a bid to overcome the horrors of covering disturbing stories.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Adia Jildo, a practicing journalist with the Number One Citizen Newspaper made the call during an event to mark the 12th anniversary of the Juba-based Media Development Institute on Wednesday. According to her, some of the stories they come across in their coverage, are traumatizing and affect their mental well-being.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo we have a therapist that journalists visit when you are having a trauma? No, we end up facing that same problem year after year because the institutions are not looking at the problems that are facing journalists which include trauma,\u201d said Adia Jildo.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Ms. Jildo remarked that journalism in South Sudan is one of the thousand ways to die, citing numerous challenges facing its professionals.<\/p>\n

According to Reporters Without Borders, South Sudan ranked 139 out of 180 countries on the press freedom index in 2021, dropping one place from its ranking in 2020.<\/p>\n

Journalists in the county say threats, intimidation and arbitrary arrests are part of everyday life, limiting their ability to inform the public. However, in May this year, Information Minister Michael Makuei, told the VOA\u2019s South Sudan in Focus, the press freedom is alive in his country.<\/p>\n

<\/a>\u201cSouth Sudan is the only place where journalists are free, where they enjoy absolute freedom according to the law. I say, \u2018according to the law,\u2019 because there is nothing absolute in this world,\u201d said Makuei.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the reporter said during the MDI Alumni Day, that the environment they are operating in, is the most difficult one. \u201cWe need to heal, journalists are human. We need a place where if you have a problem, you have seen a lot of problems especially with your job, you need to narrate it out, air it out to feel relieved,\u201d said Adia.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the concern, Hilde Bergsma, a representative of the Norwegian People\u2019s Aid pitied the reporters. \u201cI feel very sad that you are seeing these difficult situations and and are still able to rejuvenate yourself to make sure that you are communicating this information to the greater communities,\u201d said Ms. Hilde.<\/p>\n

She proposed that partners come together to address the concern. <\/a>\u201cIt\u2019s important for all of us to make sure that this information is coming out because it\u2019s not only young female journalist who is suffering this, I assume it\u2019s a lot of journalist and this we can help to make sure that we addressing that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Wednesday occasion was celebrated under the theme: \u201cTogether we build a vibrant and professional media in South Sudan.\u201d The day was earmarked with awards to best alumni whose reporting were said to have made great impact in the South Sudanese communities.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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