Covering Campus Suicide
A three-part curriculum to help prepare journalism students for the difficult process of covering suicide on or near a college campus.
Programs
Fellowships
The Ochberg, Asia and Academic Fellowship programs.
Awards
The Dart Awards honor excellence in reporting violence and tragedy.
Publications
Guidebooks and DVDs on best practices in covering trauma.
Training
Specialized training and seminars for journalists and newsrooms.
Features
Evening Conversation: Witness to an Extreme Century
On September 14, 2011, at the Columbia Journalism School in New York City, the Dart Center will host an evening event with renowned psychiatrist and public intellectual Robert Jay Lifton.
Thirteen Tips for Interviewing Veterans
Ochberg Fellow Kelly Kennedy runs through things to remember when covering returning service members.
Border Journalism Educators Form Coalition
Journalism educators at campuses near the U.S.-Mexico border have teamed up to create the Border Journalism Network (BJN)/La Red de Periodismo de la Frontera.
Beyond the Border
Journalism students in Arizona and New York trade places, traveling to Manhattan and the U.S.-Mexico border to explore immigrant issues with sensitivity and depth.
Beyond the Border: The Teachers' View
Yvonne Latty of New York University and Celeste González de Bustamante at the University of Arizona developed an innovative way to journalism students hands-on experience covering immigrant issues. Here's how they did it.
Request Publications
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Covering Children & Trauma
When children are victims of violence, journalists have a responsibility to report the truth with compassion and sensitivity.
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Tragedies & Journalists
A 40-page guide to help journalists, photojournalists and editors report on violence while protecting both victims and themselves.
Resources
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Covering Violence
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Journalism and Psychological Trauma
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Reporting Natural Disasters
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Seminar: Victims and the Media
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Simulated Trauma in the Classroom
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Teaching Trauma Through Case Studies
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Training Steps
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Witness: A Classroom Guide
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Self-Study Unit 1: Journalism & Trauma
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Self-Study Unit 2: Covering Terrorism
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Self-Study Unit 3: Photography & Trauma
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Self-Study Unit 4: The First 24 Hours
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Covering Columbine
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News Media and Trauma
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Covering Trauma: Impact on Journalists
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Covering Trauma: Impact on the Public
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How News is "Framed"
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The Effect of News "Frames"
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Violence: Comparing Reporting and Reality