Dart Awards
The Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma honor the most sensitive, thoughtful and ethical reporting on survivors of traumatic events.
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2012 Dart Award Winners Named

This year's winners of the Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma: The New York Times, for “Punched Out: The Life and Death of a Hockey Enforcer," and WNYC Radio, for its documentary “Living 9/11.”
2012 Dart Awards

The Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma honor innovative, ethical and effective reporting of human tragedy across all media platforms. The application deadline is January 19, 2012.
2011 Dart Awards Complete Archive

From the text, audio and images of the winning stories to the award winners' panel discussion on reporting challenges, everything related to the 2011 Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma.
Award Lessons
The Big Map: Outlining Narratives

Two sets of Dart Award-winning writers and editors describe how they tackled their complicated stories, and reveal a common secret weapon: a (large) paper outline.
Telling the Hardest Stories

Winners and judges of the Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma break down the process behind three exemplary stories.
Award Winners
Living 9/11

This radio special uses a mix of archival recordings and interviews with dozens of ordinary people to help listeners understand the emotional impact of the traumatic event, ten years later. Originally broadcast by WNYC and presented by PRX in August, 2011.
Punched Out

Over six months, The New York Times examined the life and death of the professional hockey player Derek Boogaard, who rose to fame as one of the sport's most feared fighters before dying at age 28. Originally published in the New York Times in December, 2011.
A Tormenting Problem: An Exploration of New-Age Bullying
This series, spurred by the suicide of a Massachusetts teenager, explores the phenomenon of bullying from every angle, including the experiences of victims and the adults and institutions charged with protecting them. Originally published in the Boston Globe throughout 2010.
Brain Wars: How the Military is Failing its Wounded

This comprehensive multimedia investigation delves into the ramifications of the signature wound of today’s wars: traumatic brain injury (TBI). Originally published by ProPublica and NPR in 2010.
