Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Covering Children & Trauma

By Ruth Teichroeb

When children are victims of violence, journalists have a responsibility to report the truth with compassion and sensitivity.

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“So the Audience Will Never Forget”

A Dart Center Q & A with Jon Alpert

By Olga Kravtsova

Jon Alpert is an award-winning reporter and documentary filmmaker whose recent work includes "Baghdad ER" and "Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq," directed and filmed with Matthew O'Neill for HBO. Alpert is also a co-founder and co-director of the Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV).

Child Clinicians & the Media

By Elana Newman and Robert P. Franks

Whether clinicians like it or not, children and families affected by trauma are routinely covered by the media. When that happens, clinicians often face difficult choices.

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Self-Study Unit 1: Journalism & Trauma

The skills needed to interact with people under such stressful and unpredictable conditions do not usually come naturally. The goal of this module is to explain what traumatic stress is and why it is useful for journalists to know about its effects.

Aftershocks of a Crime Spree

A series describing the impact of a string of armed robberies on its many victims, including the trauma experienced by the police officer who shot and killed the suspect.  Originally published in the Detroit Free Press in 2001.