School Shootings

  • Video Feature

    Jul 25 2010

    Homicide on Campus: Student Journalists Reflect

    By Sue Lockett John

    Sacramento State Hornet student journalists were among the first to arrive at the scene where a California State University, Sacramento, student was beaten to death and his alleged assailant was shot by police. In this video produced by photojournalist Brian Feulner, four editors recall their actions and reactions in covering the tragic event.

  • Blog Post

    Dec 4 2009 10:39 AM

    Four Lessons on School Shootings

    By Meg Moritz

    Dark, cold, grey, brooding Helsinki. This was the backdrop for Violence in the Networked Society, an international conference hosted by University of Helsinki’s Communication Research Center on Nov. 6 and 7, 2009. It was a particularly poignant setting, because in 2007 and again in 2008 Finland was the site of school shootings that together left 18 students murdered. In this highly literate and socially conscious society, the sense of communal grief was profound — a national trauma. More »

  • Deutsch (German)

    Nov 10 2009

    Warum Fortbildungen notwendig sind

    Copyright: Sascha Schuermann / ddp (mit freundl. Genehmigung): Der Amoklauf ...

    By Kristina Maroldt

    Kristina Maroldt schreibt in der ZEIT über die Wirksamkeit von entsprechenden Fortbildungen (Bsp. Winnenden) und das Dart Center: "Den Umgang mit Leid und Tod haben Journalisten nicht gelernt. Redaktionen schicken ihre Reporter nun zum Trauma-Training".

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