Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

The Utöya Massacre: A Nordic Tragedy

By Klas Backholm

Reporters from Finland and Sweden describe how they approached the recent massacre on the island of Utöya and the explosion in Olso that preceded it.

Reporting Riots in Real Time

By Emily Bell

Twitter streams built up a faster picture than London's news organizations could manage.

No Refuge Between Bricks and Batons

By Jason N. Parkinson and Jess Hurd

One incident of a journalist being attacked quickly turned to two, then three, then five.

Deadline Approaching for 2011 Dart Ochberg Fellowships

Apply online now for an intensive program, to be held in Baltimore Oct. 31 to Nov. 5, designed to help mid-career journalists improve coverage of traumatic events. Deadline for entries is July 27.

Aftermath of the Norway Attacks

As Norway responds to the worst attack on its citizens since the Second World War, the Dart Centre has assembled a selection of resources for journalists covering the tragedy. 

Reporting on Sexual Violence

Quick tips on covering sexual violence, from preparation to writing the story.

Human Rights: Reporting Without Infringing

By Petra Tabeling

Listening, language and realistic expectations all play a role in the difficult task of covering human rights abuses.

Beyond Bin Laden: How Journos' Jobs Will Change

By Margaret Spillane and Bruce Shapiro

Covering Osama bin Laden’s crimes led an entire generation of reporters to the stories of their lifetime. His death clears the stage for a different kind of story – and a different kind of story-telling.

2011 Dart Academic Fellows Named

Fourteen journalism educators from the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Australia will gather at Columbia University in June for intensive training on teaching accurate, ethical, and sensitive coverage of tragedy.

KIA in the Age of Facebook

By Teru Kuwayama

No ground rules protected Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros as they covered the conflict in the rebel-held Libyan city of Misrata. News of their deaths sped across a social network of professional communicators, stunned at the loss of two treasured colleagues.