Journalism educators seeking to improve coverage of violent events are invited to apply by March 26 for the inaugural Dart Center Academic Fellowship program.
Dart Centre Australasia has announced the 13 recipients of the inaugural Dart Asia Fellowships for editors and senior news gatherers throughout Southeast Asia.
This year's Dart Center Ochberg Fellowships for mid-career journalists interested in improving coverage of violent events go to:
Solange Azevedo, Epoca
Peter Cave, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Amy Dockser Marcus, The Wall Street Journal
Kari Lydersen, The Washington Post
John McCusker, The Times-Picayune
Maryn McKenna, independent journalist
Jina Moore, Christian Science Monitor
Ronke Phillips, ITV News
Huáscar Robles Carrasquillo, Metro San-Juan
Philip Zabriskie, independent journalist
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Recommendations for meeting the emotional challenges of covering war, from a group of seasoned veterans. Click here for a Ukrainian translation.
The Dart Society, a group of journalists who have won awards and fellowships from the Dart Center, is seeking nominations for The Mimi Award, bestowed annually on an exemplary editor.
Ochberg Fellows reflect on the opportunities provided by the Dart Center fellowships.
In recent years, journalists have become more aware of the emotional aspects of the stories they cover, particularly in the aftermath of tragedy. Nowadays, says David Loyn, the BBC's developing world correspondent, "We get alongside people; we have sympathy with them; we empathise with them." A Frontline Club discussion.
The Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma has announced the recipients of the 2008 Ochberg Fellowships.
Last week, Alysa Landry at the Daily Times in Farmington, New Mexico penned a moving three-part series on veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Part one, Combat that Never Ends, tells the stories of Vietnam veterans who have wrestled with PTSD for decades, but only recently been diagnosed or treated.
2007 Ochberg Fellow Lisa Millar talks about trauma journalism on the National Media Report.