Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Reporting War

By Sharon Schmickle

Recommendations for meeting the emotional challenges of covering war, from a group of seasoned veterans.

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Journalists' Memories of September 11

Our friends at the Dart Society have posted a special report collecting journalists’ memories of and reflections on the upcoming September 11 anniversary. The centerpiece is an evocative and unsettling collage of essays and video by New York journalist Jacques Menasche on the impact of the attacks on his young son and other children who were attending school nearby.  More »

An Editor Reflects on Telling the Toughest Stories

By Jim Trotter

Jim Trotter has spent a long career in journalism working with writers and with words. Accepting the Dart Society's 2010 Mimi Award for excellence as an editor at the Denver Press Club Sept. 25, he reflects on the courage and compassion required to tell difficult stories well.

A Decade of Journalistic Innovation

By Bruce Shapiro

This past weekend I flew out to Indianapolis for a birthday party: the 10th anniversary of the Dart Center’s Ochberg Fellows program. The Dart Society — made up of alumni of the fellowship along with winners of the Dart Award — organized an extraordinary reunion for the occasion, alongside the annual Society for Professional Journalists conference. More »

Dart Society Seeks 2009 Mimi Award Nominations

The Dart Society, a group of journalists who have won awards and fellowships from the Dart Center, is seeking nominations for The Mimi Award, bestowed annually on an exemplary editor.

Air Force Revises Subpoena Rules

U.S. Air Force officials have revamped their subpoena practices to extend greater protections to journalists, according to newly released regulations.

Air Force May Revise Subpoena Policy

JAG Memo Follows Meeting with Dart Society Members

After several recent cases in which reporters' notes have been subpoenaed for court-martial proceedings, the Air Force is considering revisions to its legal regulations that would discourage uniformed lawyers from serving subpoenas on journalists.