Dart Society News

  • Blog Post

    Apr 19 2010 7:25 AM

    Dart Society Seeks Nominations of Editors for Mimi Award

    Nominations are now being sought for the fourth annual Mimi Award, a prize that recognizes exceptional work by an editor. The Mimi Award is given each year by The Dart Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting sensitive coverage of victims of violence, composed of Dart Center Ochberg Fellows and winners of the Dart and Mimi awards. More »

  • Blog Post

    Jul 28 2009 1:40 PM

    Editor Jan Winburn Wins Mimi Award

    Each year, the Dart Society — a cohort of Ochberg Fellows and winners of the Dart and Mimi Awards — honors an editor who advances compassionate and ethical coverage of trauma, conflict and social injustice. This year that honor goes to Jan Winburn for her decades of work at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Baltimore Sun and other publications. More »

  • Blog Post

    Mar 6 2009 5:55 PM

    Tonight on C-SPAN2: "Breaking News, Breaking Down"

    Turn on C-SPAN2 tonight at 7 p.m. (EST) and watch 2005 Ochberg Fellow Mike Walter's documentary "Breaking News, Breaking Down."

    The film grew out of a 2007 Dart Society project called Target: New Orleans that sent reporters to the Gulf Coast to lend a hand in post-Katrina reconstruction. The film interweaves this trip with reporters speaking candidly about the hardest stories they've covered and how, as Walter says, "breaking news can break you down."

    If you don't have C-SPAN2 on TV, don't worry; you can watch the live stream online. More »

  • Announcement

    Jan 21 2008

    Judging of Mimi Award Nominations Begins

    A panel of six distinguished journalists has begun selecting the 2008 Mimi Award, the award committee announced this week.

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