Tips & Tools
Veterans
War changes the women and men who fight it, and coming home from war challenges veterans, their families and their communities.
Dart Resources
Reporting on Veterans: Getting Past Stereotype
Tips for journalists covering veterans, from finding a veteran willing to talk, to producing the final story.
The Things They Carry: Veterans' Top Challenges
An overview of the issues faced by returning service members from a journalist and educator.
Navigating the VA
Veterans Affairs is an intimidating bureacracy for journalists; the Executive Director of Veterans for Common Sense gives a run-down of essential reporting resources.
Thirteen Tips for Interviewing Veterans
Ochberg Fellow Kelly Kennedy runs through things to remember when covering returning service members.
Brain Wars: How the Military is Failing its Wounded
This comprehensive multimedia investigation delves into the ramifications of the signature wound of today’s wars: traumatic brain injury (TBI). Originally published by ProPublica and NPR in 2010.
Outside Resources
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The Iraq War Clinician Guide, 2nd Edition
National Center for PTSD
The Iraq War Clinician Guide was developed by members of the National Center for PTSD and the Department of Defense. It was developed specifically for clinicians and addresses the unique needs of veterans of the Iraq war.
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The Unseen Cost of War: American Minds
Seatle Post-Intelligencer
A story about combat-related psychological injury by M.L. Lyke of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. See the subheading, "GETTING HELP," near the bottom of the story, for an example of a sidebar with contact information for veterans' resources.
All Tips & Tools
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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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Reporting War
Recommendations for meeting the emotional challenges of covering war, from a group of seasoned veterans.