Tips & Tools
Domestic Violence
Family and intimate partner violence is the most common crime, yet the least reported. What do journalists need to know to ensure dignified and sensitive reporting on victims and survivors? What does the public need to know about perpetrators? How can news organizations put domestic violence and its prevention onto the public agenda?
Dart Resources
Sandy Hook and Beyond: Panel Videos
Watch our entire slate of panels from the symposium.
Award for Outstanding Media Contributions to Trauma Psychology
The APA’s Division 56 is now accepting nominations for outstanding media contributions to trauma psychology. The deadline is April 15, 2013.
Intimate Partner Violence: Behind the new DOJ Numbers
As Congress debates reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, a new DOJ report shows a dramatic drop in IPV incidence. But are the numbers accurate?
Covering Youth Violence
In this tipsheet from the 2011 Dart Center workshop "Getting it Right: Covering Youth Violence," Daniel Connolly gives advice on how to investigate youth violence.
The Basics: What Every Reporter Needs to Know about IPV
In this tipsheet building on the 2011 Dart Center workshop "Out of the Shadows: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence," Stefanie Friedhoff reviews essential background for reporting on IPV.
Outside Resources
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: IPV, Immigrants and Refugees
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Futures Without Violence: Domestic, Dating and Sexual Violence
http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/content/action_center/detail/754
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Domestic Violence Fact Sheet
National Center for PTSD
This fact sheet provides information regarding the definition of domestic violence, the prevalence of domestic violence, the dynamics of abusive relationships, the effects of domestic violence, treatment for victims and perpetrators, and resources offering assistance.
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Covering Domestic Violence
Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
A guide for journalists and other media professionals.
All Tips & Tools
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Tragedies & Journalists
A 40-page guide to help journalists, photojournalists and editors report on violence while protecting both victims and themselves.
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