Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Witness to an Extreme Century: The Complete Conversation

By Robert Jay Lifton, M.D.

Audio of a conversation between public intellectual Robert Jay Lifton and Dart Center Executive Director Bruce Shapiro.

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.

Hacking Scandal Returns: Should Journos Care?

By Joe Hight

The NewsCorp phone-hacking scandal is generating new headlines, with allegations that CEO James Murdoch knew more than he testified last month. Does the controversy have wider implications for journalists?

Covering Hurricanes: Before, During and After the Storm

By John Pope

Lessons from a newsroom that anticipates disaster every summer.

The Things They Carry: Veterans' Top Challenges

By Jim MacMillan

An overview of the issues faced by returning service members from a journalist and educator.

Reporting on Veterans: Getting Past Stereotype

By Jim MacMillan

Tips for journalists covering veterans, from finding a veteran willing to talk, to producing the final story.

Announcing the 2011 Ochberg Fellows

Ten journalists from around the world have been awarded the 2011 Dart Center Ochberg Fellowship.

Evening Conversation: Witness to an Extreme Century

On September 14, 2011, at the Columbia Journalism School in New York City, the Dart Center will host an evening event with renowned psychiatrist and public intellectual Robert Jay Lifton.

Beautiful Eye, Consummate Professional

By John Taylor

ABC reporter John Taylor shares his memories of cameraman John Bean, who was killed in a helicopter crash on August 18.

Reporting Riots in Real Time

By Emily Bell

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