Events: May 2022

In partnership with the ACOS Alliance, Rory Peck Trust, and the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, the Dart Center will be offering its annual four-day crisis zones reporting course to 16 US-based freelance journalists at no cost. The application deadline – Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 11:59 pm EST – has passed

Investigative journalists work under great stress. Deadlines, intimidation, and precarious employment all add to the pressures. And sometimes it is the impact from the content itself - traumatic imagery or distressing testimony, for example - which poses the greatest risks to journalist's health and their ability to get the work done.And so how do we take care of ourselves and the team in order to avoid overload, burnout, and other potentially negative impacts of trauma exposure? In cooperation with the Dart Center, we share some tips and experiences.  

Investigative journalists work under great stress. Deadlines, intimidation, and precarious employment all add to the pressures. And sometimes it is the impact from the content itself - traumatic imagery or distressing testimony, for example - which poses the greatest risks to journalist's health and their ability to get the work done.And so how do we take care of ourselves and the team in order to avoid overload, burnout, and other potentially negative impacts of trauma exposure? In cooperation with the Dart Center, we share some tips and experiences.