Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Tips for Staying Sane

By Stan Alcorn

"It just doesn't go out of the brain." Onscreen, an Australian Broadcasting Corporation editor described watching footage of a beheading in Iraq. At a brown bag lunch at the Columbia Journalism School on Oct. 30, students watched a DVD chronicling journalists' experiences covering traumatic stories, from accidents to terrorism, and then discussed how to manage such occupational stress with two of Australia's leading experts on the subject. More »

The True 'Twitter Revolution'

By Stan Alcorn

Was there a Twitter revolution in Iran? To Iason Athanasiadis, an independent journalist whose detention there sparked a global uproar that culminated in his release, the answer comes quickly: No. More »

Ex-NYT Reporter on Torture Talk

By Stan Alcorn

Earlier today, former New York Times reporter Tim Weiner visited the Columbia J-School to give a talk to students billed as "All you ever wanted to know about TORTURE but were afraid to ask." Given the recent ambivalence of many American news organizations on the T word, we were curious to hear Weiner's take. More »

Dart Center at Columbia University

By Bruce Shapiro

Old friends of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma have probably noticed an important change:  a new university affiliation.  The Dart Center is now a project of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. More »

Exploring Threats at Watchdog Conference

By Stan Alcorn

Today is the second day of a conference the Dart Center is co-hosting (along with the Open Society Institute and the Fund for Independence in Journalism) at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism: Enlarging the Spaces for Investigative Journalism: Countering Threats, Supporting Innovations You can watch the panels online at BlogTalkRadio, and read background materials, briefings from the panelists and almost-live blogging coverage of the panels themselves the official conference website. More »

Mexico's Journalists Under Siege

By Stan Alcorn

An unprecedented spike in violence is testing the skills and freedoms of the press in North America's youngest democracy.

Brown Bag Lunch: The Twitter Uprising?

At Columbia University in New York City, a conversation with journalist and Iran expert Iason Athanasiadis.

Panel: Arriving at Truth in the Americas

At Columbia University in New York City, a conversation with winners of the Maria Moors Cabot Prize.

Workshop: Covering Violence in Latin America

At the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City, a two-day, invitation-only workshop for journalists.

Panel: Reporting War in Afghanistan

At the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City, David Loyn and Christina Lamb discuss the country they've covered for decades.