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In the last 20 years, violence against women became a global issue; in part, thanks to journalists, argues Bruce Shapiro, Executive Director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, in the introduction to the 2008 Dart Awards Panel: Out of the Shadows - Reporting on Violence Against Women.

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Dart Award-winning reporter Laura Sullivan tells the story behind the story, "Sexual Abuse of Native American Women": a groundbreaking NPR investigation of an ongoing epidemic of sexual violence on Native American reservations.

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Dart Award-winning reporter Rachel Dissell and photographer Gus Chan tell the story behind "Johanna: Facing Forward," the powerful story of how 18-year old Johanna Orozco came to be shot in the face by her ex-boyfriend, and how she recovered.

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How do you report in a cultural context that isn't your own? Dart Award-winning reporter Rachel Dissell responds that it's "less of a cultural thing, than a neighborhood thing."

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Reporter Rachel Dissell explains how she handled the broader statistical context in "Johanna: Facing Forward," her Dart Award-winning story.

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When journalists air dirty laundry, how does the community respond? Award-winning reporters Rachel Dissell and Laura Sullivan, and story subject Johanna Orozco talk about the reaction to their stories of domestic violence.

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How do stories of domestic violence affect the reporters who write them? Trauma expert Yael Danieli asks; Dart Award-winning journalists Laura Sullivan, Rachel Dissell and Gus Chan respond.

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"Never tell your editors what your real plan is," says NPR reporter Laura Sullivan, as she and fellow Dart Award winner Rachel Dissell explain how to get approval for ambitious, difficult stories.

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An anti-domestic violence advocate asks how he can get journalists to write "the policy story." Dart Award-winning reporters Laura Sullivan and Rachel Dissell give advice.