NPR Offers Reporters Training to Deal With the Hazards of a Trump Rally

Politics in the USA.

Conflict training is a crucial part of prep for any journalist planning to head into high-conflict situations, like war zones, natural disasters, or you know, Donald Trump rallies. At least that’s how NPR is treating the frequently violence tinged spectacles for reporters whose job it is to cover the chaos.

The Washington Post’s Paul Farhi reports that NPR is now offering one and a half hour training sessions for its political reporters geared toward helping those covering Trump rallies make it through unscathed.

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