Mass shootings challenge the skill, capacity and ethics of news professionals. Consult the Dart Center's tips and resources on covering mass shootings, interviewing victims and survivors, and working with reporters exposed to traumatic events.

The Dart Center has announced the recipients of the 2019 Ochberg Fellowship, a program that deepens journalists' reporting of violence, conflict and tragedy. This year’s Fellows include outstanding senior and mid-career journalists in all media, representing eight nations and six continents. “Their journalism illuminates some of the most profound challenges of our time, among them refugees and migration, war and reconciliation, mass killing and violence against women,” said Bruce Shapiro, the Dart Center’s executive director. The Fellows will be in residence at Columbia University July 22 - 27, 2019.

For journalists on every beat, managing personal boundaries and safety can pose difficult choices and challenges. Women journalists in particular contend with unwanted presumptions, sexual harassment and the threat of violence. The Dart Center asked nine leading women in journalism to talk about the impact of these challenges on their work, and to reflect on their own best practices. This video is the result.

"Save all threatening or offensive material. Immediately block anyone sending you hate messages. Tell your boss that you are being targeted. Look after your data security. Try not to take it personally." A tip sheet for journalists and newsroom managers on dealing with online hate speech and harassment, originally published by The Union of Journalists in Finland.

A standard operating procedure (S.O.P.) is a device for building a systematic approach to a task. This guide, written by Dart Centre Europe Director Gavin Rees, goes through a series of structured steps for how to craft a personalised workflow for handling graphic content that depicts death, injury, and other violations. 

The Dart Center surveyed 247 journalists around the world about the safety trainings they attended, the skills they acquired and the gaps between these trainings and their professional needs on the ground. This report, prepared by an interdisciplinary team of researchers in psychology, occupational safety and journalism practice, details the results.