Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Finnish-speaking journalists who cover violence and trauma have a new page to bookmark: the official website for the Dart Center Finnish Network. Country Contact Klas Backholm, a Finnish journalism and trauma researcher, will be maintaining the page, which already contains tip sheets, interviews and research findings.

The Finnish Network page is a source for news, resources and upcoming events by and for journalists, researchers, educators and clinicians. The full URL is: http://dartcenter.org/node/1600

Visit now and you'll find:

• An analysis of large-scale crises, from the 2004 Asian tsunami to polluted water in the city of Nokia, and how they've been covered in Finland.
• Photographer Eetu Sillanpää discussing visual storytelling of traumatic stories like the 2008 Kauhajoki school shooting for which he won the Finnish award for best news photo. (You can also read an abridged English-language version.)
• Journalist Helena Laatio talking about the responsibilities of journalists and their employers in covering crises from local car accidents to war in Chechnya.
• Translations of a tip sheet on self care for news media exposed to traumatic events and a handbook on trauma and journalism for journalists, editors and managers.
• A comparative analysis of media coverage of school shootings in Kauhajoki and Jokela.
• An interview with Backholm, discussing the activities and purpose of the Finnish Network.

Stay tuned for more active pages from the Dart Center's global networks, and, for a listing of all non-English content, see our Global Content page.