Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

The Dart Center co-sponsors a screening of "Silenced Voices," as part of the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival at Lincoln Center in New York City. The film tells the story of Lasantha Wickrematunge, editor-in-chief of The Morning Leader in Sri Lanka, who was gunned down by eight men in broad daylight in the capital, Colombo; and his newly wed and now widowed wife, Sonali Samarasinghe, who had to arrange her bridegroom’s funeral only a few days after the wedding. As a lawyer and journalist, Samarasinghe worked closely with Wickrematunge, and the government forced her to leave the country not long after his killing. Since that time, Samarasinghe has been fighting for justice from her base in New York.

For more information see the official website (

http://ff.hrw.org/film/silenced-voices?city=5

)

Faculty drawn from news organizations across the globe will provide instruction and discussion on investigative reporting, focusing on advanced techniques for for finding, retrieving and analyzing data internationally; sourcing and interviewing techniques; reporting ethics; utilizing multimedia tools to more effectively tell a story and more.

Tuition for the Summer Investigative Reporting Course is $7,500 USD and will last from July 9 through July 27.

For more information, contact Keith Olsen, Continuing Education Program Administrator, at 011-212-854-3781 or by email at kso2107@columbia.edu.

To register, visit the official website.