Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Ochberg Fellowships Go Global!

The Dart Center invites midcareer journalists to apply for the 2012 Ochberg Fellowship Program.  For the first time the Fellowship is truly global, welcoming applications from midcareer journalists worldwide.

Classroom Innovators Awarded 2012 Dart Academic Fellowships

Fourteen journalism educators from six countries will gather at Columbia University for seminars and discussions on understanding emotional trauma and incorporating responsible coverage of tragedy into the curriculum.

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

By John Taylor

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

By Emily Bell

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

By Cait McMahon

The first workshop of its kind probes coverage of traumatic events in Bangladesh, from its 1971 war of liberation to today.

Beyond Bin Laden: How Journos' Jobs Will Change

By Margaret Spillane and Bruce Shapiro

Covering Osama bin Laden’s crimes led an entire generation of reporters to the stories of their lifetime. His death clears the stage for a different kind of story – and a different kind of story-telling.

2011 Dart Academic Fellows Named

Fourteen journalism educators from the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Australia will gather at Columbia University in June for intensive training on teaching accurate, ethical, and sensitive coverage of tragedy.

KIA in the Age of Facebook

By Teru Kuwayama

No ground rules protected Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros as they covered the conflict in the rebel-held Libyan city of Misrata. News of their deaths sped across a social network of professional communicators, stunned at the loss of two treasured colleagues.