Dart Awards
The Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma honor the most sensitive, thoughtful and ethical reporting on survivors of traumatic events.
Award News
2010 Dart Award Judges
A list of the 2010 Dart Award first round judges and final judges.
2010 Dart Award Winners

The winners of the 2010 Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma: the St. Petersburg Times and ProPublica in collaboration with The New York Times Magazine.
Broader Scope for Dart Awards

New criteria open the Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma to the full spectrum of news media. The deadline for entries is January 29.
Award Lessons
Telling the Hardest Stories

Winners and judges of the Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma break down the process behind three exemplary stories.
The Craft of Trauma Journalism

Winners of the 2009 Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma discuss journalistic craft and answer questions in a panel discussion at Columbia University.
Award Winners
For Their Own Good

This six-part series reveals a century of abuse at Florida's oldest reform school in a haunting narrative. Originally published by the St. Petersburg Times between April and December, 2009, it is a winner of the 2010 Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma.
The Deadly Choices at Memorial

This gripping narrative, which exposes the decision-making that left 18 patients dead after injections of painkillers and sedatives in a flooded hospital in New Orleans, is a winner of the 2010 Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma. It was originally published by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine in August, 2009.
Crossing the Line: Abuse in Hawai’i Homes

This exceptional seven-part investigative series tells the stories of native Hawai’ian women whose lives were forever changed by domestic violence. Originally published in The Honolulu Advertiser in December, 2008.
Daysha's Diary

The intimate diary of Daysha Aiona-Aka, a 21-year old mother who was murdered at the hands of her estranged boyfriend, offers a rare glimpse of the dynamics of unfolding domestic abuse. Originally published in The Honolulu Advertiser in December, 2008 as part of Crossing the Line: Abuse in Hawai'i Homes.
About the Dart Awards
Dart Society Journalists Who Cover Violence
Winners of the Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma become members of the Dart Society, a network of journalists who have received fellowships and awards from the Dart Center, dedicated to promoting sensitive coverage of victims of violence and providing support for journalists who are affected by their work.
