Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

2011 Dart Awards Honor Outstanding Reporting on Institutions

There are many forces that suppress stories of trauma, from the active denial of perpetrators to the passive denial of those who prefer to look away.  But when human tragedy is embedded in complex institutions — high school, higher ed, the military — the challenges of reporting and storytelling multiply. More »

2011 Dart Award Winners Named

The winners of the 2011 Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma: The Boston Globe, The Dallas Morning News, NPR with the Center for Public Integrity and NPR with ProPublica.

Brain Wars: How the Military is Failing its Wounded

By T. Christian Miller, Daniel Zwerdling, Susanne Reber, and Robin Fields

This comprehensive multimedia investigation delves into the ramifications of the signature wound of today’s wars: traumatic brain injury (TBI). Originally published by ProPublica and NPR  in 2010.

Wounded Warriors, Wounded Families

By Michael A. Fuoco and Rebecca Droke

This two-part series shines a light on how war affects not only soldiers but their families. Originally published in July, 2009 in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, it is an honorable mention in the 2010 Dart Award for Excellence in the Coverage of Trauma.

Women at War

By Kayla Williams

Journalists have a lot to learn about the roles women service members play under fire and what they need when they return home.