Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

2012 Dart Award Winners Named

This year's winners of the Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma: The New York Times, for the series “Punched Out: The Life and Death of a Hockey Enforcer," and WNYC Radio, for its documentary “Living 9/11.” 

Living 9/11

By Marianne McCune, Emily Botein, Karen Frillmann, Chris Bannon, Courtney Stein, Sanda Htyte, Kaari Pitkin, Eric Leinung, Jillian Suarez, Erin Reeg, Norhan Basuni, John Ellis, Fred Mogul, Beth Fertig, Andy Lanset, Paul Schneider, and Jim Briggs III

This radio special uses a mix of archival recordings and interviews with dozens of ordinary people to help listeners understand the emotional impact of the traumatic event, ten years later. Originally broadcast by WNYC and presented by PRX in August, 2011.

Gitlin: With Wikileaks Prosecution, 'Chilling Effect' a Serious Risk

Todd Gitlin, chair of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism's doctoral program, explains on NPR's "On The Media" why criminal prosecution of Wikileaks sets a dangerous precedent for journalism. More »

Reporter's Notebook: Reliving the Day

By Beth Fertig

The press release arrived in my email one day in early August. It was from the Fire Department of New York, announcing that—in compliance with a lawsuit brought by the New York Times—the department would be releasing the recordings of its dispatch tapes from September 11, 2001.