Let's Talk: Personal Boundaries, Safety & Women in Journalism
April 24, 2018
The Dart Center asked nine leading women in journalism to share their experiences and to reflect on their own best practices.
Resources for Sexual Violence
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#UsToo: Sexual harassment, gendered threats & press freedom
April 24, 2018
At the Perugia Journalism Festival, this panel explored how women journalists contend with unwanted presumptions, sexual harassment and the threat of gender-based violence.
Stories of Sexual Assault Victims: A New Look at Anonymity
February 14, 2018 by Kelly McBride
In the wake of the Larry Nassar sentencing, Poynter's Kelly McBride contends it’s time to rewrite journalism policies on naming survivors.
Trauma-Informed Victim Interviewing
December 22, 2017
From the Office for Victims of Crime, a tip sheet on interviewing victims of human trafficking.
Maintaining Boundaries with Sources, Colleagues & Supervisors
December 20, 2017 by Ruth Padawer
This tip sheet, drawing on interviews with nine leading women in journalism and other sources, offers strategies for recognizing, mitigating and addressing sexual harassment and other predatory behavior while reporting. It is not exhaustive, and is not a substitute for discussing challenging situations with colleagues.
ISTSS Releases Journal Issue on Sexual Harassment & Assault
December 18, 2017
The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies has released a special issue on sexual harassment and sexual assault, featuring articles and resources available at no cost through the end of the year.
Let's Talk: Personal Boundaries, Safety & Women in Journalism
December 6, 2017 by Ariel Ritchin
Sexual harassment is at the top of the news agenda, and every industry - from politics to arts and entertainment to journalism - is being called to account. Like so many of their counterparts in other fields, women journalists contend with unwanted presumptions and the threat of gender-based violence. The Dart Center asked nine leading women in journalism to share their experiences and to reflect on their own best practices.
2017 Dart Awards & World Press Freedom Day Commemoration
May 11, 2017
Video coverage of the 2017 Dart Awards presentation and winners' roundtable, featuring Jay Allison and Samantha Broun from Transom.org, and Erin Alberty and Rachel Piper from the Salt Lake Tribune. The event also included a special World Press Freedom commemoration featuring Columbia Journalism School graduate students Alejandra Ibarra Chaoul, Amel Ghani and Riham Alkousaa.
A Life Sentence: Victims, Offenders, Justice, And My Mother
April 7, 2017 by Samantha Broun, Jay Allison
This intensely personal documentary tells the story of a violent crime committed against reporter Samantha Broun’s mother, its far-reaching impact on her family and decades of reverberations on politics and the criminal justice system. Judges described “A Life Sentence” as a “deeply honest,” “brave” and personal story “elevated to great journalism.” Originally published by Transom.org in March, 2016.
Coverage of Campus Sexual Assault at BYU
This exhaustive and meticulously reported year-long inquiry into BYU’s practice of investigating students who report sexual assaults for possible violations of the school’s Honor Code led to sweeping policy changes at BYU, and prompted wider soul-searching on rape culture in Utah. Judges called The Salt Lake Tribune’s coverage “a rare combination of journalistic rigor, aggressive reporting and compassion.” Originally published by The Salt Lake Tribune between April - October, 2016.