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A gunman killed ten people and injured seven at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, law enforcement officials said today.

The United Nations, in collaboration with Samsung and Oculus, has launched a journalism project that uses virtual reality to cover the Syrian war.

Following the unveiling of a memorial for Australian war reporters, media commentators called into question guidelines set out in the Pentagon’s recently released “Law of War” manual.

On September 10, the Dart Center hosted a special half-day workshop on mindfulness practice, led by teachers from the monastic community founded by poet, author and activist Thich Nhat Hanh.

Amid ongoing political unrest, attacks against journalists are on the rise in Nepal.

The Carter Center Mental Health Program today launched a media guide aimed at improving reporting on behavioral health, and decreasing discrimination and stereotypes within news coverage.

The 9/11 Tribute Center has launched an online exhibit featuring 40 multimedia stories of print, radio, television and online news reporters and producers who covered the September 11 terrorist attack and its long aftermath.

A reporter and cameraman with WDBJ7 in Roanoke, Virginia were shot and killed during a live interview Wednesday. For guidance on handling newsroom tragedies, working with traumatic imagery and emotional self care, consult the Dart Center's resources.

The International Journalists' Network has released a new journalism safety toolkit featuring tips and resources from the Dart Center and our colleagues at the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Rory Peck Trust and the International Center for Journalists.

In the year since the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, NPR's Gene Demby, like many of his black colleagues, has reported tirelessly on race and policing. In a 4,000 word piece for NPR's Code Switch, he reflected on the tremendous toll this work has had on him and on fellow black reporters, and explained why he came close to resigning.