The Big Map: Outlining Narratives
Two sets of Dart Award-winning writers and editors describe how they tackled their complicated stories, and reveal a common secret weapon: a (large) paper outline.
Programs
Fellowships
The Ochberg, Asia and Academic Fellowship programs.
Awards
The Dart Awards honor excellence in reporting violence and tragedy.
Publications
Guidebooks and DVDs on best practices in covering trauma.
Training
Specialized training and seminars for journalists and newsrooms.
Features
Ochberg Fellowships Go Global!
The Dart Center invites midcareer journalists to apply for the 2012 Ochberg Fellowship Program. For the first time the Fellowship is truly global, welcoming applications from midcareer journalists worldwide.
2012 Dart Award Winners Named
This year's winners of the Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma: The New York Times, for “Punched Out: The Life and Death of a Hockey Enforcer," and WNYC Radio, for its documentary “Living 9/11.”
Resources: Covering Youth Violence
The Dart Center presents videos, tipsheets and other resources from a two-day workshop in Philadelphia to help journalists cover violence among youth. Made possible by generous funding from the Thomas Scattergood Foundation for Behavioral Health, with additional support from the Stoneleigh Foundation.
When Subjects are Young, The Rules Change
In this tipsheet, building on the 2011 Dart Center workshop "Out of the Shadows: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence," Stefanie Friedhoff reviews how to navigate the challenges of reporting on youth.
The Basics: What Every Reporter Needs to Know about IPV
In this tipsheet building on the 2011 Dart Center workshop "Out of the Shadows: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence," Stefanie Friedhoff reviews essential background for reporting on IPV.
Request Publications
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Tragedies & Journalists
A 40-page guide to help journalists, photojournalists and editors report on violence while protecting both victims and themselves.
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Covering Children & Trauma
When children are victims of violence, journalists have a responsibility to report the truth with compassion and sensitivity.
Resources
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Covering Violence
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Choosing a Psychotherapist
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PTSD 101
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Best Practices in Trauma Reporting
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Breaking Bad News
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Self-Study Unit 1: Journalism & Trauma
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Self-Study Unit 2: Covering Terrorism
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Self-Study Unit 3: Photography & Trauma
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Self-Study Unit 4: The First 24 Hours
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Covering Columbine
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News Media and Trauma
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Peer Support for Journalists
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Covering Trauma: Impact on Journalists
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Covering Trauma: Impact on the Public
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How News is "Framed"
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The Effect of News "Frames"
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Violence: Comparing Reporting and Reality
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A Reporter's Lessons from Past Shootings
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Covering Hurricanes: Before, During and After the Storm
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Covering Mass Killings
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Documenting Rape in War
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How to Report on Deployment
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Interviewing Children: Guidelines for Journalists
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Reporting on Sexual Violence
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The Basics: What Every Reporter Needs to Know about IPV
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The Legwork: Where to Look, What Questions to Ask