Introduction. Trauma, news, and narrative: the study of violence and loss in journalism and fiction
Stories of harm, stories of hazard: childhood stress and professional trauma in the careers of journalist-literary figures
Trafficking in trauma: women's rights, civil rights, and sensationalism as a spur to social justice
Trauma in war, trauma in life: the pose of the "heroic" battlefield correspondent
Depression, drink, and dissipation: dysfunctional lifestyles and art as the ultimate stimulant
Epilogue. New challenges, new treatments: trauma and the contemporary journalist-literary figure.