People gather at the site in Minneapolis where George Floyd died while in police custody, June 1, 2020.
From Black Lives Matter to #MeToo, many reporters feel emotional distress covering the violence and abuse their communities face. Here are expert tips on how to navigate that stress.
Anti-military coup protesters and journalists run as police throw tear gas while charging toward them during a demonstration against the junta military coup on February 27, 2021. Around 50 were arrested, including 4 journalists.
Journalists working in Myanmar are reporting on an important story with wide ranging personal and national impacts. This Dart Centre guide offers physical safety tips for dealing with these testing circumstances. ဤစာရွက်စာတမ်းကိုဗမာဘာသာဖြင့်ကြည့်ရှုရန်ဒီနေရာကိုနှိပ်ပါ။
A woman from the indigenous Guajajara ethnic group is seen holding her children, amid the Coronavirus pandemic, at the Guajajara indigenous village of Morro Branco, Grajau, Maranhao state, Brazil.
The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma is pleased to announce the recipients of its Early Childhood Reporting Fellowship for journalists in Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia. The program will support 12 journalists undertaking projects on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on young children’s growth, development and wellbeing. Para visualizar em português, clique aqui.
Protesters defend themselves with makeshift shields during clashes with riot police on February 28, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar.
Journalists reporting from Myanmar at present are working in conditions that are intense, politically charged and sometimes violent. This Dart Centre guide offers journalists some tips on preserving a sense of mental wellbeing even in a difficult situation. ဤစာရွက်စာတမ်းကိုဗမာဘာသာဖြင့်ကြည့်ရှုရန်ဒီနေရာကိုနှိပ်ပါ။
Uma mulher da etnia indígena Guajajara segura seus filhos, em meio à pandemia do coronavírus, na aldeia indígena Guajajara de Morro Branco, Grajaú, Maranhão, Brasil.
O Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma tem o prazer de anunciar os destinatários de sua fellowship de estudos e reportagem sobre a primeira infância para jornalistas sediados no Brasil, Venezuela e Colômbia. O programa apoiará doze jornalistas que desenvolverão projetos sobre os efeitos da pandemia do coronavírus no crescimento, desenvolvimento e bem-estar de crianças pequenas. To view in English, click here.
Journalists at work at the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Election Day, November 3, 2020.
Online abuse and harassment come in many forms, from borderline incivility all the way up to systematic attacks that are engineered to inflict real psychological harm. This guide, written by Dart Centre Europe Director Gavin Rees, offers some thoughts on managing their potential impact.
The Dart Center has announced the recipients of its Early Childhood Global Reporting fellowship. The program will support 15 journalists around the world undertaking projects on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on young children’s growth, development and wellbeing. The Fellowship, running from February until June 2021, is being led by journalist, Karen Brown, and supported by independent journalists Irene Caselli and Katharine Gammon, and CNN Investigates senior writer, Bob Ortega.
American citizens wave from a bus as they leave the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship at Daikoku Pier to be repatriated to the United States on February 17, 2020 in Yokohama, Japan.
More than threee million people have been infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), fueling a worldwide pandemic. As of this writing, at least 200,000 people have died. As the numbers continue to rise, we have assembled resources for journalists on covering disaster and epidemic, interviewing victims and survivors, and working with colleagues exposed to traumatic events in English and Chinese.
A panel discussion at International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies’ annual meeting offered an innovative model for interviewing survivors of sexual assault: keep a therapist in the room.
A journalist works on his laptop amid items left behind by protesters in Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), Hong Kong on November 26, 2019.
A collaboration between ACOS Alliance and Dart Centre Asia Pacific, this guide is designed to help editors and managers understand and support their teams. It is divided into five sections covering both general information and specific suggestions and tips for working with freelance journalists. Click here to download the full guide.
Emily Bernard, PhD, Author, Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine, and Julian Lindsay Green & Gold Professor of English, The University of Vermont; Jelani Cobb, PhD, Staff Writer, The New Yorker, and Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School
Video of the killings of Black citizens by police and in racist attacks have sparked sweeping protests. But the ongoing flood of shocking videos also has other consequences, especially for communities of color. How do journalists balance urgent news value against sensationalism and trauma? A conversation with Emily Bernard and Jelani Cobb, moderated by the Dart Center's Bruce Shapiro. Full event video is now available.
The following tips are some safety considerations for journalists and editors. Among issues to consider are potential mass casualty assaults on infrastructure or places where many people gather, as well as planned assassinations on politicians or other public figures.
