Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Classroom Innovators Awarded 2012 Dart Academic Fellowships

Fourteen journalism educators from six countries will gather at Columbia University for seminars and discussions on understanding emotional trauma and incorporating responsible coverage of tragedy into the curriculum.

Applications Open for 2012 Dart Academic Fellowships

The fellowship program, running from June 27 though June 30, provides up to 12 college and university journalism educators with three days of seminars, training and discussion, as well as financial support for innovative curriculum development. 

Border Journalism Educators Form Coalition

Journalism educators at campuses near the U.S.-Mexico border have teamed up to create the Border Journalism Network (BJN)/La Red de Periodismo de la Frontera.

2011 Dart Academic Fellows Named

Fourteen journalism educators from the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Australia will gather at Columbia University in June for intensive training on teaching accurate, ethical, and sensitive coverage of tragedy.

Beyond the Border

By Meg Spratt

Journalism students in Arizona and New York trade places, traveling to Manhattan and the U.S.-Mexico border to explore immigrant issues with sensitivity and depth.

Beyond the Border: The Teachers' View

By Brittany Birkett

Yvonne Latty of New York University and Celeste González de Bustamante at the University of Arizona developed an innovative way to journalism students hands-on experience covering immigrant issues. Here's how they did it.

How to Interview Veterans

Journalists interviewing service members returning from war need the standard skills of humility and empathy – but they also need to do their homework. In this video from Dart's Videos on Veterans series, journalists, a clinician and a retired Marine explain how it's done.

Witness: A Classroom Guide

By Meg Spratt

A guide to help educators use photojournalist Donna DeCesare's Dart Media presentation, "Witnessing and Picturing Violence," to teach ethical reporting.

Dart Academic Fellows Talk About Teaching Trauma

By Meg Spratt

Why is teaching about trauma important? Participants in the inaugural Dart Academic Fellowship program explain how the experience has changed their approach. 

Homicide on Campus: Student Journalists Reflect

By Sue Lockett John

Sacramento State Hornet student journalists were among the first to arrive at the scene where a California State University, Sacramento, student was beaten to death and his alleged assailant was shot by police. In this video produced by photojournalist Brian Feulner, four editors recall their actions and reactions in covering the tragic event.