Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

A resource for journalists who cover violence

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Interview

Mar 31 2010

Staging Trauma

By Chris Heide

Journalism professor Dan Williams describes how Lyndon State College in Vermont uses innovative disaster-simulation exercises to train journalism students.
Class Exercises

Mar 31 2010

Simulated Trauma in the Classroom

By Sue Lockett John and Kevin Kawamoto

To prepare students to interview victims of traumatic events, journalism schools are using simulations and role-play. This guide shows educators how it's done.

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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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