In a discussion moderated by Rita Henley Jensen, editor-in-chief of Women's eNews, Dart Award-winning journalists Rachel Dissell (of The Plain Dealer), Arnessa Garrett (of The Dallas Morning News) and Rob Perez (of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser) talk about their local reporting on intimate partner violence. Bruce Shapiro, executive director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, introduces.
This video is from a two-day workshop held at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in October, 2011, made possible by generous funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: "Out of the Shadows: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence."
Rachel Dissell
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Rachel Dissell is a Metro reporter for The Plain Dealer where she focuses on the impact of violence against women and children and other social justice issues. She has written investigative pieces about Cleveland’s response to sexual assault, gun violence and teen dating violence. Dissell also covered a massive federal county corruption probe.
Arnessa Garrett
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Arnessa Garrett has worked at newspapers for more than 20 years, beginning at The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, where she started as a reporting intern for the Metro section. She has focused on issues of criminal justice, violence and trauma throughout her career.
Rob Perez
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Rob Perez is an investigative reporter for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. He has won numerous state, regional and national honors, including the National Headliner and Best of the West awards as well as the 2009 Dart Award for the series “Crossing the Line: Abuse in Hawai’i Homes.” He is a two-time finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award for business reporting.
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