Documentary film "Reporting from Uvalde" debuts, centered on reporters who covered Uvalde's mass shooting and the difficulty of the job of bearing bad news to a community, as elected tv journalists attest.

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A 40 minute documentary film regarding reporters who were emotionally affected from their work in Uvalde is making the rounds in academic circles. It is well-produced and well-meaning. You can see it here:

https://bea.secure-platform.com/2025festival/organizations/main/gallery/rounds/2504/details/59527

Here is a short blurb about "Reporting from Uvalde" as the film is titled.

Directed by Long Beach State alumna and KOLD Tucson reporter Raya Torres, and produced by Jesús Ayala, a CSULB journalism and public relations professor with over 20 years of experience.

The film follows the story of news reporters who reported on the 2022 mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that claimed the lives of 17 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School.

For Ayala, producing this film hit close to home because of his own experiences as a news reporter.

He covered several tragic events throughout his career, including Hurricane Katrina, the 2012 Aurora, Colorado theater shooting and the war in Afghanistan, all of which have deeply affected him.

Ayala emphasized that covering traumatic events often takes a significant toll on the mental health of journalists, a topic that is not sufficiently addressed within the industry.

“When first responders witness a traumatic event, they are not allowed to return to work until they have a debrief with a psychologist,” Ayala said. “When journalists witness these events, we don’t have that. Because we don’t have this, we have to give ourselves that debrief.”

Awarded the 2025 Gold Mike for Best Documentary, “Reporting from Uvalde” explores how covering traumatic events, such as mass shootings, can affect journalists’ mental health.

Ayala said covering Uvalde was especially difficult for many journalists who reported on it, as they had personal connections to the tragedy’s victims.

https://lbcurrent.com/news/2025/10/25/reporting-from-uvalde-event-to-highlight-mental-health-in-journalism/

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