Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Surviving 9/11

By Robert Jay Lifton, M.D. and Charles B. Strozier

This tenth anniversary of the attacks on 9/11, for all its potential to reawaken a painful past, also moves personal loss into collective historical memory. That can be a painful process but also offers a moment for reflection and the creation of new meanings.

Covering Hurricanes: Before, During and After the Storm

By John Pope

On the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, lessons from a newsroom that anticipates disaster every summer.

Reporting Riots in Real Time

By Emily Bell

Twitter streams built up a faster picture than London's news organizations could manage.

No Refuge Between Bricks and Batons

By Jason N. Parkinson and Jess Hurd

One incident of a journalist being attacked quickly turned to two, then three, then five.

In a Tornado's Path: Reporting the Spring Storm Season

Spring storms have spawned hundreds of tornados and claimed hundreds of lives in southern and midwestern states. The latest storm, on May 22, has devastated Joplin, Missouri. And the season's not over yet. Here are resources to help cover the tragic consequences of extreme weather.

Swept Away: The Albert Pike Flood

By Cathy Frye, Amy Upshaw, Rick McFarland, Staton Breidenthal, and Jennifer Godwin

The story of a flash flood that killed 20 people — eight of them children — is told in an in-depth, three-part series focusing on the experience of two families. Originally published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in November, 2010.

Patients and Healers

By Alicia Zuckerman, Dan Grech, Ruth Morris, Kenny Malone, Trina Sargalski, Sammy Mack, and Niala Boodhoo

This radio piece reconstructs an inspiring moment amid tragedy and pain, at a makeshift hospital tent in Port-au-Prince. It originally aired on WLRN's "Under the Sun," on July 12, 2010.

Japan Aftermath Demands 'Unrelenting' Reporting

By Bruce Shapiro

Disaster specialist Irwin Redlener, M.D. says news media play a key role aiding recovery and drawing lessons to better manage future catastrophes.

Japan: How Resilient a Nation?

By Gavin Rees

Notions of stoicism, community and acceptance of suffering are at the marrow of Japanese cultural identity. Its people will draw on those reserves as they face the challenges ahead.

Japan's Triple Disaster: Resources for Journalists

Links to resources in Japanese and English for journalists covering Japan's March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant crisis. Includes a Q&A with disaster expert Irwin Redlener, M.D., an article on Japanese cultural identity from Gavin Rees, and a comprehensive disaster reporting guide from reporter Yoichi Shimatsu.