Features
Open Letter: ASPAC Journalism Fellows Defend Threatened Colleague
An open letter to the government of Pakistan, calling for an investigation of the attempted abduction of Dart Centre Asia Pacific Fellow Afnan Khan.
Beautiful Eye, Consummate Professional
ABC reporter John Taylor shares his memories of cameraman John Bean, who was killed in a helicopter crash on August 18.
Reporting Riots in Real Time
Twitter streams built up a faster picture than London's news organizations could manage.
Deadline Approaching for 2011 Dart Ochberg Fellowships
Apply online now for an intensive program, to be held in Baltimore Oct. 31 to Nov. 5, designed to help mid-career journalists improve coverage of traumatic events. Deadline for entries is July 27.
In Bangladesh, Digging the Heart
The first workshop of its kind probes coverage of traumatic events in Bangladesh, from its 1971 war of liberation to today.
Dart Blog Asia Pacific
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Mon, 12/12/2011 - 7:33pm
ASPAC Journalism Fellows Defend Threatened Colleague
On December 2, Afnan Khan was driving home from his job as senior reporter at the Daily Times in Lahore Pakistan when a Land Cruiser pulled across his path on a deserted road. Two gunmen leapt out, took aim and ordered him from his car. More »
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Thu, 08/18/2011 - 2:45pm
Chopper Crash Devastates ABC
Three veteran news professionals from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation are missing and presumed dead in a helicopter crash in the South Australia desert. Videographer and photographer John Bean, reporter Paul Lockyer and pilot Gary Ticehurst were on assignment in a region some 800 kilometers north of Adelaide on the evening of August 18 when their copter went down. More »
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Fri, 08/05/2011 - 8:55am
Bangladesh's Daily Star Stokes Ethical Debate
On June 5, while Dart Centre Asia Pacific was running its first workshop on covering trauma, war crimes and sexual violence in Bangladesh, a terrible incident of intimate partner violence elsewhere in the country captured the attention of reporters: Hasan Sayeed brutally assaulted his wife Rumana Munzur, shoving his fingers into her eyes and blinding her. More »
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Sat, 07/23/2011 - 2:27pm
Aftermath of the Norway Attacks
Norway is mourning the shooting deaths of at least 68 people at a youth camp on the small island of Uoteya. The massacre came hours after a powerful explosion rocked central Oslo, killing at least eight people and blowing out most of the windows on the block where Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg works. For journalists and news managers covering the aftermath of these attacks, the Dart Center has assembled resources and tipsheets gleaned from past mass shootings, terrorist attacks and disasters. More »
Sites We Like
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Media Watch
Media analysis and commentary from the ABC.
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Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Extending understanding, prevention and treatment of major stress and trauma.
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Media Pulih
Trauma recovery and psychosocial intervention non-profit in Indonesia.
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Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health
Trauma-related research, policy advice, service development and education.
About Dart Centre Asia Pacific
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Dart Centre Asia Pacific is a regional hub for media and trauma professionals and students who believe that effective reporting on violence matters. With permanent offices in Melbourne, Australia and training programs and other activities throughout the Asia Pacific, DCAP works to promote discussion, develop training, and exchange specialist knowledge on the most challenging of media issues.
- Regional office
- Melbourne, AU
- Managing Director
- Cait McMahon
- Phone
- +61 (04) 1913 1947
- Postal Address
- P.O. Box 580, Elwood, VIC, 3184, Australia
Global Programs
Dart Center HeadquartersNew York, New York
Dart Center WestSeattle, Washington
Research CenterTulsa, Oklahoma
Dart Centre EuropeLondon, UK
German ProgrammeCologne, Germany
Dart Centre Asia PacificMelbourne, Australia
Indonesian ProgrammeJakarta, Indonesia