Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Covering Sandy: Tips from Experts

The Dart Center asked journalists who covered Hurricane Sandy to share their tips on covering natural disasters.

2013 Dart Asia Pacific Fellowship

The Dart Centre Asia Pacific Fellowships offer seasoned journalists and their editors in the Asia-Pacific region a special opportunity to improve coverage of tragic events.

Call for Entries: 2013 Dart Awards

The Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma honor innovative, ethical and effective reporting of human tragedy across all media platforms. Please note: The Dart Awards deadline has been extended to Monday January 28, 2013 at 11:59 PM. 

Covering Youth Violence

By Daniel Connolly

In this tipsheet from the 2011 Dart Center workshop "Getting it Right: Covering Youth Violence," Daniel Connolly gives advice on how to investigate youth violence.

The Power of Listening

By Andrew Hogg

In 2009, former news editor of the Sunday Times and the Observer Andrew Hogg spoke to journalism students at the City University in London about the treatment of torture victims. In the wake of the London High Court decision allowing three Kenyans to sue the UK government for torture they suffered during the 1950s and 60s Mau Mau revolution, we revive this illuminating speech.

Video - Oscar's Story: A Case Study in Covering Violence

In this video, two award-winning Columbia Journalism graduates talked about how they produced an unforgettable, investigative radio and print feature at the Dart Center’s annual all-class lecture.

Tips from Journalists for Long-Form Stories

Seasoned journalists offer advice on covering suicide.

Scar Tissue: One Crime. Two Writers. Eighteen Years.

On November 8 at Columbia University, a conversation with writer and scholar Emily Bernard and Dart Center executive director Bruce Shapiro, both survivors of a brutal attack nearly two decades ago.

Youth Bullying and Social Media: A Contemporary Dilemma

By Ann Haas, Brian Mustanski, and Jonathan Singer

In this video, Ann Haas, Brian Mustanski, and Jonathan Singer participate in a panel discussion: "Youth Bullying and Social Media: A Contemporary Dilemma."

Suicide Research, Myths & Trends

By Paula Clayton, Thomas Joiner, Matthew Nock, and Christopher Ruhm

In this video, Paula Clayton, Thomas Joiner, Matthew Nock and Christopher Ruhm present and participate in a panel discussion: "Suicide Research, Myths & Trends."