Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

The Dart Center Newsroom Leadership Academy is a new global program aimed at newsroom managers, senior journalists and news executives responsible for leading coverage of trauma, crisis and disaster. This week-long program will take place July 9-14 2013 at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City, and will prepare newsroom leaders to effectively oversee trauma news, crisis coverage and disaster, whether local or global.

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The EMPA is the only organization in the world composed of emergency response and recovery media, public affairs, crisis communication and corporate media relation practitioners. The EMPA conference will take place June 2 - June 4 in Melbourne, Australia.

Confirmed Speakers:

Bob Jensen, Dept of Homeland Security, USA
Barbara Ryan, University of Southern QLD
Craig Lapsley, Fire Services Commissioner, VIC
Mark Crosweller, Director-General, EMA
Dr Lynda Shevellar, University of QLD
Ian Mannix, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Andrew Edwards, NSW State Emergency Service

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NewsTrain will be in New York City on June 6-7 for a two-day workshop on covering disasters and tragedies, including how to help staff cope with the emotional toll of such stories. The Dart Center is a co-sponsor of the event.

Speakers Include: 

Wendell Jamieson, Deputy Metro Editor, New York Times
Santiago Lyon, Vice President/Director of Photography, Associated Press
Bruce Shapiro, Executive Director, Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma
Robyn Tomlin, Editor, Digital First Media's Project Thunderdome

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All questions should be directed to NewsTrain Project Director Michael Roberts.

Panelists:

Susan Drevo, Klas Backholm, Trond Idaas

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Good listening is an essential skill for both journalists and clinicians, especially those working with trauma survivors. But what do we mean by good, trauma-informed listening? Do different modes of listening have different implications for the accuracy of the interview or assessment and for the wellbeing of the person being listened to? How does power need to be understood in trauma-informed listening strategies?

Panelists:

Gavin Rees - Director, Dart Centre Europe, London, United Kingdom

Vittoria Ardino

Elana Newman

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Nagieb Khaja, a Danish journalist of Afghan origin, travels to Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province in Afghanistan. Because journalists are not able to move safely outside of the capital, contact with the civilian population in rural areas is almost impossible. But Khaja has a trick up his sleeve. He gives people living in outlying communities mobile phones equipped with cameras and asks them to film their daily lives, providing a rare glimpse into the war-torn existence of ordinary Afghans. Official Selection Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival 2012

June 16, 2013: 8:30 PM / Film Society of Lincoln Center Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

June 17, 2013: 6:30 PM / Film Society of Lincoln Center Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

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Investigative journalism could play an important role in raising awareness and revising public opinion regarding unknown social and environmental risks. How do investigative journalists work in such environments? How do they obtain and publish information, given the frequency of corruption, censorship and personal threats?

Panelists:

Mirjam Gherke - Senior Editor, German Service, Deutsche Welle, Bonn, Germany

Gavin Rees - Director, Dart Centre Europe, London, United Kingdom

Qing Zhou - Journalist and Author, Munich, Germany

Toyosi Ogunseye - Editor, The Sunday Punch, Ogun State, Nigeria

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June 20-23, 2013

San Antonio, Texas

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Camp 14 – Total Control Zone is a portrait of a young man who grew up imprisoned by dehumanizing violence yet still found the will to escape. Born inside a North Korean prison camp as the child of political prisoners, Shin Dong-Huyk was raised in a world where all he knew was punishment, torture, and abuse. Filmmaker Marc Wiese crafts his documentary by quietly drawing details from Shin in a series of interviews in which Shin's silence says as much as his words. Courtesy of Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment in the UK. Official Selection Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival 2012 and Toronto International Film Festival 2012

June 20, 2013: 9:30 PM / IFC Center

June 21, 2013: 6:30 PM / Film Society of Lincoln Center Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

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The panel “Emotional and trauma literacy in journalism’s digital age” includes presentations from following panelists:

Sallyanne Duncan (The University of Strathclyde): Death in the news: Identifying generic elements in the reporting of personal bereavement

Michael Foley (Dublin Institute of Technology): Children's rights, ethics and journalism

Sarah Niblock (Burnel Univeristy): Journalism of compassion: Rewriting reporting for the digital age

Gavin Rees (Dart Center) : How close is too close? Exploring appropriate distance in trauma reporting

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This week-long program will prepare newsroom leaders to effectively oversee trauma news, crisis coverage and disaster, whether local or global.

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