Choosing a Psychotherapist
A guide for journalists seeking therapy for personal or work-related issues.
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.
A guide for journalists seeking therapy for personal or work-related issues.
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.
Winners and judges of the Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma break down the process behind three exemplary stories.
As a seasoned photographer coolly documents the quake's dreadful consequences, a Dart Society writer grapples with the inevitable emotional distress.
As violence mounts in Pakistan, journalists and their families are feeling unsafe and insecure.
As the anniversary of Australia's worst peacetime disaster approaches, expert guidance on how to reflect without retraumatising.
As the first wave of exhausted news teams rotates out, the story enters a new phase — and news managers need to be prepared to provide informed support.
When children are victims of violence, journalists have a responsibility to report the truth with compassion and sensitivity.
Recommendations for meeting the emotional challenges of covering war, from a group of seasoned veterans.
The Dart Society is comprised of journalists who have won fellowships and awards from the Dart Center. The Dart Society is not affiliated with Columbia University.
The Dart Center is a project of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
© Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York