Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

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Leila Navidi / Las Vegas Sun

Arturo Martinez and his two young sons. From the Las Vegas Sun Dart Award-winning piece "Grace Through Grief: A Shattered Family Recovers."

Announcement

2014 Dart Award Winners Announced

This year's Dart Awards went to the Las Vegas Sun for Grace Through Grief: A Shattered Family Recovers and This American Life for Harper High School: Parts I and II. Honorable mentions went to the New York Times Magazine and More Magazine. Please join us on May 8 for the Dart Awards 20th Anniversary symposium and to celebrate this year's winners!

Marcus Yam / Seattle Times

Faith leaders of the local ministerial association hold hands in a prayer circle before the start of the prayer service event for the communities affected Highway 530 mudslide, "Together Evening of Prayer," at Haller Middle School in Arlington, on Friday, April 4, 2014.

Oso's Mudslide; Five Journalists Speak

On March 22, a massive mudslide washed over Oso, Washington, resulting in the deadliest landslide in United States history. At least 36 are confirmed dead, and seven remain unaccounted for. The Dart Center spoke with five journalists about the challenges of covering this tragedy. With photos by Marcus Yam.

Anja Niedringhaus / AP

A young girl reaches out to greet a policeman, Pakistan, 2012.

Remembering Anja Niedringhaus

"She was, in my mind, among the first generation of women, who strode into the profession like she belonged," writes Kael Alford of Anja Niedringhaus, who was shot dead April 4 by a policeman while on assignment in Afghanistan. Niedringhaus, whose career spanned 25 years of international conflict and includes a Pulitzer Prize, was 48.

Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

Yehia Ghanem in the caged docket during the opening of his trial in Cairo, Feb. 26, 2012.

Yehia Ghanem: From Cage To Exile

Ghanem, one of Egypt's most respected journalists, is living in exile in New York, separated from his family and uncertain of his future. If he returns to Egypt, he faces two years of hard labor in prison after a sham trial. In a powerful exclusive for the Dart Center, Ghanem writes of his ordeal. See him Monday night April 7 at Columbia Journalism School.

“It makes you feel like you’re a prisoner in your own house, (the media) waiting for hours and keep knocking on your door and you tell them that you’re not prepared to give an interview and yet they keep pushing. And that should not be happening," said George Halvagis (back left), whose daughter Mersina was stabbed to death in 1997.

Announcement

Ethical Reporting on Traumatised People: New DVD

In conjunction with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Dart Centre Asia Pacific presents a new teaching video dealing with the treatment of news sources, "Getting it Right: Ethical Reporting on People Affected by Trauma." The project was developed to supplement teaching materials for journalism educators.

Courtesy Lisa Gardner

Smog rises from the ger districts on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Trauma Training in Mongolia: A Look Inside

Dart Centre Asia Pacific spoke to media trainer Lisa Gardner about Mongolia’ pollution problem and preparing local journalists to investigate the story in Ulaanbaatar, the world’s second-most polluted city, where the poor air quality accounts for 25 percent of deaths.

John Moore, Ochberg Fellow: A Mexican immigrant working as a restaurant busboy watches as an immigration reform march passes by on May 1, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. Hundreds of reform supporters from labor, immigrant, faith and youth groups rallied on the steps of the state capital before marching through downtown Denver.

"Covering Immigrants" Full Workshop Resources

In case you missed our two-day workshop on covering immigrants and refugees in December, click here for a complete slate of workshop resources, including video coverage from all 11 panels and conversations, and tips from workshop speakers.

Fadi Arouri / Reuters

Journalists run from tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers during a protest against the Israeli barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah, July 3, 2009.

In Depth

What Every Freelancer At Risk Needs To Know

Dart Centre Europe Director Gavin Rees recently wrote for the BBC about the importance of taking account of trauma, not only for the well-being of journalists but the integrity of their work. The BBC hosted a day of workshops aimed at sharing expertise on working in hostiles environments, aimed particularly at freelancers.

Teun Voeten

A newspaper's coverage over the course of a single year illustrates the media's depiction of violence.

Deconstructing Mexico's "War on Drugs"

What began as a mix tape played in a Mexico City club morphed into a website that became an unlikely and incisive commentary on the government and media’s representation of the drug war. Michelle Garcia reports from Mexico.

David Degner

In a house on the border of Baba Amr, Homs bullet holes riddle the walls and furniture. Blocks of the city are abandoned and most shops closed.

Under the Radar In Syria

As revolutions spread across the Middle East in 2011, Syrian American author and Dart Fellow Alia Malek decided to leave New York and move to Damascus, where her family had a home. In an interview with the Dart Center, she talks about the Syrian media, misunderstandings about the conflict, and living undercover. With photos by David Degner.

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Mon, 04/14/2014 - 12:52pm

Ochberg Fellow David Philipps Wins Pulitzer Prize

The 2014 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting has been awarded to Ochberg Fellow David Philipps for his coverage of the mistreatment of wounded combat veterans for the Colorado Springs Gazette. More »

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Thu, 04/10/2014 - 6:20pm

Afterwar Photographer: Ochberg Fellows Collaboration Wins Film Award

Ochberg Fellow Mike Walter and his CCTV America team have won an award for their short documentary "Afterwar Photographer," which focuses on the work of Ochberg Fellow Lori Grinker. More »

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Mon, 03/24/2014 - 11:48am

Dart Hosts Broadcast Journalists Representing 24 Countries

The Dart Center hosted a delegation of broadcast journalists at Columbia Journalism School for a wide-ranging conversation on covering violence. More »

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Thu, 03/13/2014 - 2:35pm

A Personal Quest To "Finish Danny's Story"

By Zenobia Azeem

A recent piece in the Washingtonian by journalist Asra Q. Nomani, a colleague and close friend of Daniel Pearl, recounts her long journey to find out what happened to Pearl and to try to make peace with it. More »

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