Applications are now being accepted for the 2009 Dart Center Ochberg Fellowships, a unique seminar program for mid-career journalists who want to deepen their knowledge of emotional trauma and improve coverage of violence, conflict and tragedy.
Please help us spread the word. (Click here to email this page.) The deadline for applications is July 24, 2009.
FELLOWSHIP DESCRIPTION
Reporting responsibly and credibly on violence and traumatic events — on street crime and family violence, natural disasters and accidents, war and genocide — is a great challenge. Each year, the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, a project of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, selects 6-10 journalists as Dart Center Ochberg Fellows.
Fellows attend an intensive weeklong seminar program, including briefings by leading interdisciplinary experts in the trauma field and discussions with journalist colleagues, and attend the annual conference of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.
The fellowship was established in 1999 by the Dart Center in partnership with the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. The fellowship is named in honor of psychiatrist Frank Ochberg, M.D., a pioneer in trauma study.
The fellowship covers all travel and ground expenses while attending the program.
FELLOWSHIP SEMINAR SCHEDULE
This year's Dart Center Ochberg Fellows program takes place in Atlanta, Georgia, from November 2-7, 2009. Fellows are expected to participate for the entire week.
WHO CAN BE A FELLOW
The Ochberg Fellows program welcomes outstanding mid-career journalists in all media. Past fellows have ranged from small-town and regional beat reporters to war photographers and foreign correspondents for international news organizations.
Fellowships are open to print, broadcast and online reporters, photographers, editors and producers with at least five years’ full-time journalism experience.
Fellowships are limited to journalists from the Americas, Europe and the Australasia, at present the major zones of Dart Center activity. All fellowship seminars are conducted in English.
Read testimonials from and bios of past Ochberg Fellows.
HOW TO APPLY
Details and applications are available online.
Applications and all supporting materials must be received at the Dart Center by July 24, 2009.
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Request Publications
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Tragedies & Journalists
A 40-page guide to help journalists, photojournalists and editors report on violence while protecting both victims and themselves.
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Covering Children & Trauma
When children are victims of violence, journalists have a responsibility to report the truth with compassion and sensitivity.