Please join us in congratulating the 16 recipients of the 2023 Ochberg Fellowship. "The 2023 Dart Center Ochberg Fellows have all devoted themselves to the signature issues of our time, from war and peace to gun violence and rising authoritarianism. Coming together from eight nations, they are leaders from a global generation of news professionals devoted to trauma-aware reporting. They are the latest links in a chain of Ochberg Fellows going back 23 years. We're proud to welcome them to Columbia," said Bruce Shapiro, the Dart Center's executive director.

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 29th annual Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma: The Boston Globe and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and ProPublica. Honorable Mentions went to Gimlet, a Spotify Studio, and The New York Times. A special citation went to The Washington Post. "This year’s honorees illuminate widely varied consequences of trauma with subtlety, grace and profound journalistic integrity. And by coincidence, each honoree considers the special impact of trauma in childhood and its relationship to wider violence and inequity.  This year’s honorees all insist that the story of trauma is at once urgent and complex, refusing to reduce the experiences of victims or perpetrators to cliches," said Bruce Shapiro, the Dart Center’s executive director. 

"Do your research. Ask who your story is for. Report on recovery and aftermath." On October 19, journalists Lizzie Johnson, Peter Drought, Lauren Markham and Karen Percy discussed the practice of reporting on wildfires in Australia and in the United States. They also shared thoughts on how to sensitively approach themes of aftermath, recovery and community resilience, considering the ethics of reporting safely and responsibly. The full event video, a companion tip sheet and additional Dart Center resources on covering disaster are now available here.