Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Announcing the 2010 Ochberg Fellows

Ten journalists from around the world have been awarded Dart Center Ochberg Fellowships.

Beyond Bloody Sunday

In the wake of a landmark report about Bloody Sunday, one journalist's reflections on Northern Ireland's past and future.

Witnessing the Human Cost of Climate Change

By Petra Tabeling and Gavin Rees

At the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum conference June 21-23 in Bonn, Germany, more than 1500 delegates from 95 countries discussed the challenges of reporting climate change. A Dart Centre Europe panel looked at the human consequences of environmental disaster.

Close to Home: Reporting Local Disasters

At the Deutsche Welle Global Media conference in Bonn June 21-23, a Dart Centre Europe-moderated panel, "Witnessing the Human Cost of Climate Change," explored what it takes for local journalists to report on environmental disasters when they have hit their own communities.  Part of that discussion focussed on how these reporters can leverage their own local knowledge and empathy to correct unsubstantiated rumour and misreporting. Here is an edited transcript of that section.

Cumbria Shootings: Making Sense of the Senseless

By Gavin Rees

A mass shooting in Britain leads a wounded community to wonder why. The director of Dart Centre Europe  reflects on the story and offers resources for journalists.

Applications Open for Ochberg Fellowships

Mid-career journalists seeking to improve coverage of violent events are invited to apply by July 21 for the 2010 Ochberg Fellowships.

Acting for the Dead

By Gavin Rees

Living in a war-torn Bosnian village, actors in the award-winning film "Snow" shed light on the real-life process of recovery.

Family on the Front Lines

By Rosie Whitehouse

Being a mother with five children and a war-reporter husband means early lessons in violent conflict, world politics and the perils of freelance journalism.

The Real Afghanistan

By Stan Alcorn

Two British journalists who have spent decades reporting in Afghanistan discuss the current conflict and what the Western media is missing.

In Afghanistan

By David Loyn

The BBC correspondent who witnessed the taking of Kabul in 1996 searches for an explanation of the Taliban in the history of a nation ruthless to its enemies but generous to its guests.