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.

 

Australasia Features

  • Announcement

    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.

  • Fellowship News

    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.

  • Dispatch

    Beyond the Breaking Point

    Caught between military occupation and separatist terrorism, a society that doesn't talk about mental health is desperate for psychiatrists, faith healers, medication — anything that could help heal "one of the most traumatized places on earth." A multimedia exclusive.

  • Behind the Story

    Behind the Bushfires

    A newspaper editor gives a look behind the scenes at how journalists are coping with covering the aftermath of Australia's worst natural disaster.

  • Behind the Story

    Mumbai's Untold Stories

    Obscured by headlines of threatened Westerners and "India's 9/11" are ordinary Indians, coping with the all-too-familiar aftermath of November's terrorist attacks.

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Dart Blog Australasia

  • Mon, Jun 1 2009

    Changing a Culture of Bravado

    This weekend, New Zealand's Sunday Star Times carried a thoughtful article by Tim Hume on trauma as an under-discussed occupational hazard in journalism. The story's protagonist is Jim MacMillan, a Philadelphia photojournalist who found himself "virtually disabled" by what he calls his "psychological Waterloo": the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. More »

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  • Tue, May 26 2009

    The Australian on Dealing with Trauma

    Yesteday's issue of The Australian carries the headline: "Crash Course in Dealing with Trauma." It's the story of journalist Mike Walter, an accidental firsthand witness to the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon. More »

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  • Tue, May 26 2009

    The Real "Enemy" in Disasters

    The newly formed Emergency Media and Public Affairs group in Australia held its annual conference in Melbourne, Australia May 24-26. Network Nine news reporter Brett McLeod, who produced Dart Centre Australasia’s "News Media and Trauma" DVD, and Ochberg Fellow Gary Tippet both represented the Dart Centre at different presentations at the two-day conference. More »

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  • Dart Centre Australasia 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, DCA works to promote discussion, develop training, and exchange specialist knowledge on the most challenging of media issues.

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