Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Applications Open for 2012 Dart Academic Fellowships

The fellowship program, running from June 27 though June 30, provides up to 12 college and university journalism educators with three days of seminars, training and discussion, as well as financial support for innovative curriculum development. 

The Basics: What Every Reporter Needs to Know about IPV

By Stefanie Friedhoff

In this tipsheet building on the 2011 Dart Center workshop "Out of the Shadows: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence," Stefanie Friedhoff reviews essential background for reporting on IPV.

Resources: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence

The Dart Center presents videos, tipsheets and other resources from a two-day workshop in New York City to help journalists cover abuse within intimate relationships. Made possible by generous funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Ethics and Practice: Interviewing Victims

By Miles Moffeit and Kristen Lombardi

In this tipsheet from the 2011 Dart Center workshop "Out of the Shadows: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence," Miles Moffeit and Kristen Lombardi give advice on how to interview.

The Legwork: Where to Look, What Questions to Ask

By Stefanie Friedhoff

In this tipsheet building the 2011 Dart Center workshop "Out of the Shadows: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence," Stefanie Friedhoff reviews best practices for reporting.

When Subjects are Young, The Rules Change

By Stefanie Friedhoff

In this tipsheet, building on the 2011 Dart Center workshop "Out of the Shadows: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence," Stefanie Friedhoff reviews how to navigate the challenges of reporting on youth.

Interviewing Victims: Ethics and Practice

By Elaine Korry, Kristen Lombardi, and Sacha Pfeiffer

In this video from the 2011 Dart Center workshop "Out of the Shadows: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence," three experienced journalists talk about what every journalist should know.

Battered Women and Children: Research and Resilience

By Susan Herman, Janice C. Humphreys, and Bruce Shapiro

In this video from the 2011 Dart Center workshop "Out of the Shadows: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence," Sussan Herman, J.D. and Janice Humphreys, Ph.D, RN, NP, discuss frameworks for understanding responses to intimate partner violence from biology and criminal justice.

Four Approaches to Understanding IPV

By Jimmie Briggs, Ann Jones, Emily F. Rothman, Sc.D., and Esta Soler

In this video from the 2011 Dart Center workshop "Out of the Shadows: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence," four experts frame intimate partner violence socially, historically, culturally and from a public health perspective.

High Impact Local Reporting

By Rachel Dissell, Arnessa Garrett, Rob Perez, and Rita Henley Jensen

In this video from the 2011 Dart Center workshop "Out of the Shadows: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence," four groundbreaking reporters discuss their work on intimate partner violence.