Entry guidelines are now available for the 2025 Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma. We will be accepting submissions until January 28, 2025 at 5:00 pm EST.
The 2024 Dart Awards went to The Boston Globe for "Nightmare in Mission Hill: The Untold Story of the Charles and Carol Stuart Shooting" and to The Marshall Project for "The Mercy Workers." Honorable Mentions went to The New Yorker and The New York Times.
Since 1994, the Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma have recognized exemplary journalism on the impact of violence, crime and other traumatic events on individuals, families and communities. Spotlighting the experiences of victims and survivors, Dart Award honorees make significant contributions to public understanding of trauma-related issues. The 2024 Dart Award finalists include some of the world’s best-known news organizations as well as small community outlets.
The 2023 Dart Awards went to The Boston Globe for “Kate Price Remembers Something Terrible” and to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and ProPublica for “The Landlord & the Tenant.” Honorable Mentions went to Gimlet, a Spotify Studio, and The New York Times. A special citation went to The Washington Post.
"This year’s Dart Award finalists showcase journalists contending in fresh and powerful ways with the hardest questions about the impact of violence," said Dart Center Executive Director Bruce Shapiro. "From excavations of long-past exploitation to searing inquiries into all-too-present gun violence – supported alike by under resourced, embattled local newsrooms and the largest national media – this year’s finalists take reporting in new directions in sourcing, interviewing and data analysis, all in service of a shared commitment to innovative, ethical reporting on survivors of violence."
The Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma honor innovative, ethical and effective reporting of violence, trauma and tragedy across all media platforms. Judges will make two awards, each carrying a cash prize. The submission deadline has been extended. Entries must be received by February 9, 2023 at 5:00 pm EST.
On December 1st, the 2022 Dart Awards honorees participated in a roundtable discussion about their craft, and approach to reporting complex stories.
Video coverage of the 2022 Dart Awards presentation and winners' roundtable.