A video by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Dart Centre Australasia on how peer support programs help journalists deal with trauma.
Mid-career journalists seeking to improve coverage of violent events are invited to apply by July 21 for the 2010 Ochberg Fellowships.
Journalists must confront the psychological aftershocks of traumatic events both as news and as occupational hazards.
As the anniversary of Australia's worst peacetime disaster approaches, expert guidance on how to reflect without retraumatising.
Dart Centre Australasia has announced the 13 recipients of the inaugural Dart Asia Fellowships for editors and senior news gatherers throughout Southeast Asia.
Journalists covering the Khmer Rouge tribunal are learning how to confront painful and seldom discussed memories of the atrocities that devastated all of Cambodia.
Professor Ian Richards from the University of South Australia this year became the inaugural Dart Centre Australasia Academic Fellow. More »
As we've mentioned before, the Dart Center Country Contact in Taiwan, Julia Hsu, has been working with her reseach team to translate some of the Dart Center's training materials. We are happy to make her translation of another online self-study unit available. Check out "Covering Terrorism," translated for traditional Chinese readers, especially in Taiwan. More »
Mata’afa Kene Lesa woke up in heaven Sept. 19 and found himself in hell. When a tsunami struck Upolu, one of Western Samoa’s two main islands, Lesa – the editor of Samoa Observer – was one of the first local journalists to respond, racing to the affected area to be met by scenes of death and devastation. More »
Media analysis and commentary from the ABC.
Extending understanding, prevention and treatment of major stress and trauma.
Trauma recovery and psychosocial intervention non-profit in Indonesia.
Trauma-related research, policy advice, service development and education.
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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