Training and Media Consultancy
As the director Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma Europe (2022 - 2025) I grew the organisation's training range and reach three-fold during the first two years. Today I continue to work as a trainer for trauma-informed media production for Dart Centre US. I also provide training under my own name - always heavily focussed on providing practical, applicable skills, and drawing on the existing experience of the attendees throughout.
Training can be tailored to suit a specific area of media production e.g. investigative reporting, documentary filmmaking or environmental journalism and will take into account the affiliation of the attendees e.g. public broadcaster, not-for-profit newsroom, or freelancers and of course the regional and geographic context.
Trauma-informed media production:
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Working with vulnerable contributors / survivors of tragedy and violence: Forming ethical relationships, a special focus on trauma-informed interviewing skills and creating role clarity through boundaries.
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Working with graphic content: Dealing with exposure to graphic content both, in interviews with survivors of violence and tragedy as well as imagery e.g. in edits or open source investigation. Clear, practical strategies to mitigate the impact.
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Resilience and wellbeing strategies for individuals and teams: Working on individual resilience plans. Discussing team working practices and shared boundary setting, checking in with colleagues, peer support.
Trainings range from a two-hour zoom call, to modular trainings, one day workshops and I have also led a three day retreat.
Clients include: BBC Studios, Deutsche Welle, Rory Peck Trust, The Guardian, BBC, Lighthouse Reports, IRPI Media, Novel Audio, ACOS, Screenskills UK, Global Investigative Journalism Network, European Journalism Centre, Sheffield Film Festival, BAFTA, The Grierson Trust, Dataharvest, Logan Symposium and some of the UK’s leading documentary production companies including Curious Films, Passion Pictures and Arrow Media.
Investigative Journalism Training:
Since 2022 I have also mentored nearly a dozen cross-border and investigative journalism teams for the European Journalism Fund.
Other mentoring clients include the UK’s National Union of Journalists (NUJ), Open Democracy and young reporters and producers for the BBC World Service.
External Examiner, MA International Journalism, City University (2021 and 2022)
Tasked with the evaluation of all forms of assessment which contribute to students’ degree results and to help ensure fairness and consistency in the assessment process including the structure, content, academic standards and teaching of the International Journalism MA

“Juliana Ruhfus is an innovative journalist and an incredibly inspiring speaker. Mixing production details with big scale ideas she manages to lead her audience into the future of investigative journalism.
Eloquent and open minded, she leads you step by step, from design challenges to experimentation and solutions. Inclusive in her presentation style and open to debate she is both a role model and an eye opener”
FILM JURIES & PUBLIC SPEAKING
Nov 2020: Facebook India, Accelerator Programme: Masterclass on interactive storytelling for newsrooms across India
Oct 2020: Photoville, Dealing with Trauma: Workshop for around 30 selected, international photographers
Oct 2020: Rory Peck Trust, Trauma-aware reporting: Workshop for Rory Peck’s global beneficiaries
Oct 2019: Global Investigative Journalism Conference, Hamburg: Deploying on high risk assignments
May 2019: ARUP London “Getting the Evidence Right: Investigating and prosecuting crimes against cultural property during conflict” – Two day expert workshop, session on the role of journalism in international criminal prosecutions
Over the past years I have also been a panellist at the Global Investigative Journalism Conferences in South Africa (2017), Norway(2015) and Kiev (2011), International Journalism Festival Perugia (2017) News re:wired (2017) Centre for Investigative Journalism Summer School “Audience Choice Speaker” (2015), Hacks & Hackers London, Sheffield Film Festival (2015), Digital Shoreditch (2015), Africa: Through the People’s Lense, Royal Geographical Society ... and many others.
Film and TV Juries 2020 / 2021
Oct 2021: Kurt Schork Awards
Sep 2021: DIG Investigative Journalism Awards, Italy
Nov 2020: AIB (Association of International Broadcasters) Awards for journalism and factual television, radio, audio and digital productions
Nov 2020: Rory Peck Awards, celebrating the work of freelance journalists worldwide
Over the past years I've also been on juries including the One World Media Awards, Frontline Club Awards, and City University's Investigative Journalism final year project!