Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

"This isn't a story about the dead. Or about the world's politicians who stood by and did nothing. This is the story of the most vulnerable of the genocide. Women who were the victims of the most brutal acts of a dark war." More »

Rape Victims Words Help Jolt Congo Into Change

Covering Suicide During a Financial Crisis

Interview: No Objective Journalism After Katrina

Femicide Photograph Wins Journalism Award More »

33 years ago today, five journalists working for Australian TV networks were killed by Indonesian forces in East Timor, their bodies incinerated and interred at a cemetery in Jakarta. Details about the deaths of Gary Cunningham, Brian Peters, Malcolm Rennie, Greg Shackleton and Tony Stewart were shrouded in mystery, but the fact of their deaths has made them a potent symbol of the threats journalists face worldwide. Dart Centre Australasia joins the Prime Minister of Australia and a 2007 coroner's inquest in calling for all parties to respect the wishes of the families of the "Balibo Five" who call for repatriating their relatives' remains. More »

"Photojournalists in the mould of [Robert] Capa or Philip Jones Griffiths can no longer compete with instantaneous TV...photojournalists must find a new language."

The quote comes from a review of fine art exhibitions in last week's Times of London, but it's a variation on an argument we've heard since the digital camera was invented: now that everyone can take photographs, who needs photographers?

Two events this week seemed to propose two different answers ... More »

"Ten Years Later, Shepard Case Haunts Reporters." That was the headline of an NPR story this weekend, commemorating the 10th anniversary of gay college student Matthew Shepard's brutal murder with stories from local journalists who reported it. Their words make plain the importance of resources and support for journalists thrust into reporting a communal tragedy. More »

XDRTB.Org
Renowned photojournalist James Nachtwey's interactive project to raise awareness of extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDRTB), the culmination of an 18-month investigation.

The Last Tour
A lengthy portrait of decorated marine Travis Twiggs' struggle with PTSD, ending in murder-suicide at the Grand Canyon.

Study: Toddlers Get Post-Traumatic Stress
A study of 114 younger children exposed to road traffic accidents found one in 10 suffered continued anxiety after the event ... More »

18 months ago, the legendary photojournalist James Nachtwey received the TED Prize: $100,000 to grant one wish to change the world.

His wish was to gain access to an undisclosed, under-reported story, and to break it in a way that provides "spectacular proof of the power of news photography in the digital age."

Friday, October 3rd, that story finally breaks ... More »