Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Japan's Triple Disaster: Resources for Journalists

Links to resources in Japanese and English for journalists covering Japan's March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant crisis. Includes a Q&A with disaster expert Irwin Redlener, M.D., an article on Japanese cultural identity from Gavin Rees, and a comprehensive disaster reporting guide from reporter Yoichi Shimatsu.

Covering Volatile Street Protests

Report on both sides of the conflict, but don't get caught in the middle; know your exit route at all times; remain engaged but detached: News professionals offer insights to reporters and photojournalists on best practices when reporting on volatile confrontations.

Keinen Journalisten mundtot machen

By Bruce Shapiro

Bruce Shapiro, Direktor des Dart Centers und investigativer Reporter in den USA, schildert in einem beeindruckenden Beitrag, warum sich die Stiftung gründete und welchen Aufgaben sie sich widmet.

A Call for Emotional Literacy

A Report From the Hannover Trauma & Journalism Conference

By Maria Benning

Journalists, editors and trauma specialists meeting for Germany’s first-ever conference on trauma and journalism have called for the universal training of journalists in the skills of emotional literacy and trauma awareness.

Trauma und Journalismus—Eine Emotionale Alphabetisierung tut Not

By Maria Benning

Trauma ist griechisch und heißt Wunde. Trauma und Journalismus – ein Thema für verwundete Journalisten also? Für Dünnhäutige und"Weicheier", die den harten Anforderungen der Medienbranche am Ende doch nicht so ganz gewachsen sind? Irrtum. Traumatisiert werden kann jeder. Das ist inzwischen wissenschaftlich nachgewiesen. Ein schreckliches Ereignis kann Berufsanfänger aus der Bahn werfen, aber auch alte Hasen mit 30 Jahren Erfahrung. Der seinem Image nach abgebrühte Kriegsreporter gehört ebenso zur Risikogruppe wie der Lokaljournalist, dessen kleine Welt heil sein soll - und es nicht ist.

News Ombudsmen and Stress

By Jeffrey Dvorkin

Do news ombudsmen have a role to play in identifying journalists in trauma?

South Africa: A Frontline Club Transcript

This is a transcript from a Frontline Club discussion on South Africa.

Dart Center & Frontline Club Look to Support Journalists

A Frontline Club Discussion

London’s new Frontline Club for journalists involved in the reporting of war, trauma and disaster has now formally opened its doors with a powerful discussion organised and sponsored by the Dart Centre on the role of trauma in journalism.

Trauma Discussion Proves Helpful

Overview

More than 60 journalists, educators and therapists met at the Guardian Newspaper's media centre in London on the eve of the Iraq war to hear just how important it now is to attend not only to the physical safety needs of journalists and media workers covering conflict, but also to their emotional well-being.

Covering the Tsunami

A Frontline Club Discussion

In recent years, journalists have become more aware of the emotional aspects of the stories they cover, particularly in the aftermath of tragedy. Nowadays, says David Loyn, the BBC's developing world correspondent, "We get alongside people; we have sympathy with them; we empathise with them." A Frontline Club discussion.