Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

A resource for journalists who cover violence

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Academic Exercises

Jun 23 2011

Covering Campus Suicide

By Randal Beam and Will T. Mari

A three-part curriculum to help prepare journalism students for the difficult process of covering suicide on or near a college campus.
Dart Award Winner

Apr 14 2011

Seeking Justice for Campus Rapes

By Joseph Shapiro, Robert Benincasa, Susanne Reber, Kristen Lombardi, Kristin Jones, David Donald, and Gordon Witkin

This series combined far-reaching investigative reporting with powerful personal stories to expose a pattern in which college students found responsible for sexual assaults face little punishment, while their victims receive little help. Originally aired on NPR in February and March, 2010.
Video Interview

Dec 11 2009

Three Questions on Campus Rape

Kristen Lombardi, staff writer for the Center for Public Integrity, answers three questions about the knowledge, methods and ethics needed to report sexual assault on college campuses.
Interview

Dec 11 2009

Covering Campus Sexual Assault

By Bruce Shapiro

Center for Public Integrity staff writer Kristen Lombardi explains how she pierced the shroud of secrecy surrounding rape on college campuses.

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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.

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