Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Reporting Natural Disasters

By Manoucheka Celeste

A Haitian-born journalist and media scholar advises educators on how to equip the journalists of the future with the cultural awareness to effectively and sensitively report on natural disasters. 

Covering the Tsunami

Six Journalists Recall Their Time in the Tsunami Zone

By Anupama Narayanswamy

In 2005, for her master’s project about journalists who cover disaster, Anupama Narayanswamy interviewed a number of journalists who covered the aftermath of the Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami. Here are some of their stories.

Covering the Tsunami

Six Journalists Recall Their Time in the Tsunami Zone

By Anupama Narayanswamy

Reflection and advice from six international reporters who reported on the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami (Yulia Supadmo, Indonesia; Mehul Srivastava, USA; Shahanaaz Habib, Malaysia; Shahidul Alam, Bangladesh; Pia Sarkar, USA; Mona Khanna, USA)

The Emotional Toll of Disaster Reporting

By Kimina Lyall

Nine years ago, soon after I joined The Australian, I was sent to Port Arthur to cover the massacre of 35 people by gunman Martin Bryant.

The Tsunami: Covering Act II

By Joe Hight

The tsunami that wreaked utmost tragedy on parts of southern Asia has become one of the most overwhelming stories in the history of journalism. The scale of death and destruction has shocked even those who had covered man-made and natural disasters before Dec. 26.

Journalism and the Tsunami

"This Was a Tough One"

By Jesse Tarbert

CNN NewsNight anchor Aaron Brown describes his approach to covering a story that “was beyond anything you could describe."