Conference: Media, Democracy and Governance
Ochberg Fellowship Application Deadline
Untold Aftershocks
In the Sichuan earthquake, a generation of Chinese journalists faced overwhelming death and devastation with little psychological preparation. A year later, they are still burying their pain.
Features
Announcing the Dart Asia Fellowships
Senior journalists and editors in Asia seeking to improve coverage of violent events are invited to apply by Aug. 17 for the inaugural Dart Asia Fellowships.
Making Sense of George Tiller
Learning from the last time a physician who performs abortions was murdered.
Applications Open for Ochberg Fellowships
Mid-career journalists seeking to improve coverage of violent events are invited to apply by July 24th for the 2009 Ochberg Fellowships.
Dart Blog
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Wed, Jul 1 2009
Watching the Making of a Martyr
Does this mean I have to watch it again?
That was my first thought when asked for my reaction to “the Neda video.”
I had watched it early on, before its provenance was clear, and felt I had already grappled with its horror. I remember forcing myself to face the screen, as if watching every second would admit me to some global community of the grieving. More »
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Tue, Jun 30 2009
An Icon but Not a Revolution
A young woman, with her stunning eyes wide open, dies on the pavement, taking her last breath and muttering, “I am burning.” Depictions of graphic, bloody, and often senseless street violence hardly serve a constructive purpose as they are brought into our living rooms each evening. But the image of Neda Agha-Soltan dying in a street in Tehran presents something radically different: visual evidence of the passing of a significant moment in Iran’s tumultuous history. More »
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Mon, Jun 29 2009
Audio: Conflict Journalism and Surviving Kidnap
Last month in Bonn, Germany, news media, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, politicians, artists, entrepreneurs and scientists from all over the world came together to discuss conflict in a multimedia age. The Dart Center organized panels on "The Trauma Factor: The Missing Ingredient in Conflict Journalism" and "Surviving Kidnap"; You now can download or listen online to the audio. More »
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