The Ethics of Earthquake Coverage
Whether local or parachuting in, journalists covering the recent Chile quake face ethical, logistical and personal challenges.
Whether your beat is family violence or natural disaster, the news choices you face are difficult, and affect your subjects, policy makers and the wider public. This page offers a wide range of quick tips, deep background and training and support programs to help journalists cover bad news better.
Whether local or parachuting in, journalists covering the recent Chile quake face ethical, logistical and personal challenges.
The Ochberg Fellowships, helping journalists understand trauma.
The Dart Awards honor excellence in reporting violence and tragedy.
Guidebooks and DVDs on best practices in covering trauma.
Specialized training and seminars for journalists and newsrooms.
Soldiers don't go into a war zone alone: their families share the experience. A Minnesota Public Radio reporter shares her story and explains the reporting behind it.
Laura Linney and Brian d'Arcy James's portrayal of a wounded journalist couple in the play "Time Stands Still" sparks a discussion of war reporting's lasting effects.
As a seasoned photographer coolly documents the earthquake in Haiti's dreadful consequences, a Dart Society writer grapples with the inevitable emotional distress.
Winners and judges of the Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma break down the process behind three exemplary stories.
As violence mounts in Pakistan, journalists and their families are feeling unsafe and insecure.
When children are victims of violence, journalists have a responsibility to report the truth with compassion and sensitivity.
A 40-page guide to help journalists, photojournalists and editors report on violence while protecting both victims and themselves.
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