Best Practices

  • Blog Post

    May 19 2009 8:26 AM

    New Safety Code for Australian News Media

    By Cait McMahon

    A code to protect the safety of media professionals was launched yesterday at the "Reporting Wars: Challenges and Responsibilities" conference in Sydney, Australia. More »

  • Blog Post

    Apr 17 2009 3:44 PM

    Torture and the Meaning of Words

    By Bruce Shapiro

    When should news stories label interrogation practices torture?

    That question arises from the Obama administration’s release of Bush administration legal memos endorsing - and precisely describing – the brutal abuse of "high-value" detainees. Never before has a president taken such an initiative in releasing basic documents about human rights abuses by the executive branch. More »

  • Event Report

    Mar 22 2006

    Russian Journalism and Trauma Seminar

    By Nadya Azhgikhina

    Awareness of the psychology of covering trauma is a new concept in Russia, and journalists gathered in Moscow on February 3 for a national round table on the "Journalism of Extreme Situations" found this to be a lively and stimulating occasion.

     

  • Dart Award News

    Apr 8 2005

    Dart Award: History and Analysis

    By Kevin Kawamoto

    Since 1994, the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma has recognized outstanding trauma reporting through its annual Dart Award for Excellence in Reporting on Victims of Violence.

  • Booklet

    Jan 1 2005

    Best Practices in Trauma Reporting

    By Kevin Kawamoto

    A systematic analysis of what works in trauma reporting, drawn from a decade of Dart Award-winning stories and aimed at providing perspective and insight on covering victims of violence.

  • Interview

    Jan 1 2005

    Unraveling Media and Trauma Connections

    By Meg Spratt

    Betty Pfefferbaum, winner of the first ISTSS Frank Ochberg Award for Research in Trauma and the Media, discusses what journalists can learn from her research.

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