Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Documenting Rape in War

By Judith Matloff

It takes a delicate awareness of cultural sensitivities and ethics to report on sexual violence without causing victims further distress or danger.

In Bangladesh, Digging the Heart

By Cait McMahon

The first workshop of its kind probes coverage of traumatic events in Bangladesh, from its 1971 war of liberation to today.

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.

Brain Wars: How the Military is Failing its Wounded

By T. Christian Miller, Daniel Zwerdling, Susanne Reber, and Robin Fields

This comprehensive multimedia investigation delves into the ramifications of the signature wound of today’s wars: traumatic brain injury (TBI). Originally published by ProPublica and NPR  in 2010.

Private Battles

By David Tarrant, Sonya N. Hebert, Chris Wilkins, and Thomas Huang

This five-part series documents military families struggling as their loved ones leave to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. Originally published in the Dallas Morning News June through December, 2010.

Moscow Attack: Resources in Russian

As news professionals sort through the aftermath of a Jan. 24 suicide bombing at Moscow's largest airport, the Dart Centre's Russian-language guides provide help for in-country journalists.

Women in War and Combat

By Stan Alcorn

More women are in the military than ever before, and they want journalists to get their stories right.

21st Century War: What Journalists Need to Know

By Stan Alcorn

Researchers, clinicians and a retired Marine talk about how multiple deployments and the threat of grievous physical and psychological injury make it difficult for a veteran to make the journey home; part of Dart's Videos on Veterans series. 

Lethal Warriors

By Dave Philipps

In an excerpt from his new book,  2010 Dart Ochberg Fellow Dave Philipps uncovers the story of how members of a U.S. Army battalion exposed to some of the cruelest combat conditions in Iraq carried the nightmare of war back home.

Baker Boys: Inside the Surge

By Kern Konwiser and Jon Steele

This four-part independent documentary gives viewers a window into the everyday lives of American soldiers in Iraq, and the emotional and physical cost they bear. Originally produced in 2009.