Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Witness: A Classroom Guide

By Meg Spratt

A guide to help educators use photojournalist Donna DeCesare's Dart Media presentation, "Witnessing and Picturing Violence," to teach ethical reporting.

Home on the Water

By Kael Alford

In a personal journey that is also a passionate elegy for an imperiled environment and traditional way of life, documentary photographer Kael Alford has built a bridge home from the wars she’s covered.

Seminar Highlights Mexican Journalists' Vulnerability

By Stan Alcorn

The violence that surrounds drug trafficking at the U.S.-Mexico border makes it among the most dangerous and difficult beats any journalist can cover. Twenty six reporters from both sides of the border who cover this beat  gathered at the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas in Austin, Texas on March 26 and 27, 2010 to discuss how to stay safe and get stories out at a seminar sponsored by the McCormick Foundation. More »

The Ethics of Earthquake Coverage

By Joan Connell

Whether local or parachuting in, journalists covering the recent Chile quake face ethical, logistical and personal challenges.

Panel: Where Photojournalism and Treatment Intersect

By Stan Alcorn

"Let's hold hands to show we are united." Though the image above was taken by photojournalist Donna DeCesare, the idea behind it came from this spontaneous thought from one of the image's "protagonists" (a term DeCesare prefers to "subject"). Nancy and her six younger siblings were displaced by three days of torture and killings by paramilitaries that left more than 40 villagers dead in El Salado, Colombia in the year 2000. Though it would be dangerous for them to reveal their faces or full names, through DeCesare's unique collaborative approach, they were able to choose, creatively and expressively, how they would be seen. More »

Workshop: Investigative Reporters and Editors Bilingual Watchdog Training

In Laredo, Texas, a bilingual workshop on issues related to border coverage, including telling stories amid chronic threat and how to better cover stories on immigration, government corruption, and crime.