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Events in October, 2012

  • Tuesday Oct 2 2012

    “Oscar's Story”: A Case Study in Covering Violence

    6:00 PM

    At Columbia University, a panel discussion featuring award-winning human-rights reporters Habiba Nosheen and Ana Arana.

    Violence, conflict and tragedy are central to news. Please join the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma for a panel discussion featuring award-winning human-rights reporters Habiba Nosheen (‘09) and Ana Arana (‘81) probing the ethical, practical and craft challenges they faced reporting on the case of Oscar Ramirez, a Guatemalan immigrant who, nearly 30 years after the fact, learned he was a survivor of a government massacre. The panel will explore the choices involved in interviewing victims, negotiating lines of privacy and confidentiality, reporting on children and depicting the most difficult events.

    Speakers: Habiba Nosheen, Freelance journalist and adjunct professor at Columbia Journalism School
    Ana Arana, Director, Fundación de Periodismo de Investigación, MEPI, Mexico City

    Moderator: Bruce Shapiro, Executive Director, Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, Columbia Journalism School

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    Centennial All-Class Lecture

    October 2, 2012 at 6:00-7:30pm

    Lecture Hall Columbia Journalism School 116th Street and Broadway

  • Wednesday Oct 3 2012

    Conference: Traumatic Incident Recovery and National Culture: Norway's Recovery from the July 22 Incident

    2:00 PM

    At John Jay College in New York, a conference focused on the atrocious incident in Norway and a nation’s response.

    A conference at the Academy for Critical Incident Analysis at John Jay College, co-sponsored by the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma.
     
    We believe that Norway responded to an atrocious incident with remarkable humanity, avoiding regression and recrimination, emphasizing its national values.
    This conference is meant to explore two questions:

  • Sunday Oct 14 2012

    Ethics of Embedded Journalism

    2:30 PM

    A panel at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, where reporters and photographers discuss the role of embedded journalists, the risks they face, and the ethical implications of their presence as civilians in military units.

    Judith Matloff, Columbia Journalism School; Santiago Lyon, director of photography, Associated Press; Quil Lawrence, NPR; Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times

    Moderated by Thorin Tritter, managing director of FASPE

  • Monday Oct 15 2012

    Shootings, Violence, Conflict and the Future of Journalism

    6:00 PM

    In Hamburg, an event introducing the work of the Dart Centre in Germany and exploring what reporters need to know when working with trauma. 

    INTRODUCTION

    Dr. Inmi K. Patterson, US Consul General Hamburg

    PRESENTATION

    Bruce Shapiro, Executive Director, Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
    Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York

    PANEL DISCUSSION AND Q&A

    Bruce Shapiro
    Thomas Görger, Journalist & Crisis Reporter
    Gisela Mayer, Action Association Amoklauf Winnenden
    Petra Tabeling, Director, Dart Center Deutschland
    Moderator: Dr. Steffen Burkhardt, Director, International Media Center Hamburg

    A reception follows. 

    ADDRESS: 

    Amerikazentrum, Am Sandtorkai 48, Hamburg

    RSVP: info@amerikazentrum.de (Tel 040 / 70 38 36 88) before October 12. 

  • Friday Oct 19 2012

    Reporting Safely in Crisis Zones

    9:00 AM

    At Columbia University, this intensive program is aimed at preparing journalists, especially independent freelancers, to think critically about how to work effectively and safely in volatile situations such as war/conflict or disaster zones, with emphasis on prevention of harm

    When: October 19-21, 2012 

    Where: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, 2950 Broadway, New York, NY 10027



  • Monday Oct 22 2012

    Ochberg Fellows Program

    9:00 AM

    The Ochberg Fellowships bring together journalists from around the world seeking to deepen their coverage of violence, conflict and tragedy, ranging from street crime and family violence to natural disasters, war and genocide.

    Monday, October 22 - Saturday, October 27

    2012 Ochberg Fellows

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