Katrina: Two Years Later
August 31, 2007
This week marks the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
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Hurricane Katrina: Five Years On
August 23, 2010
On the fifth anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina, DartCenter.org highlights content from our website that is relevant to journalists.
After Katrina: The Gulf Carries On
July 1, 2010
Five years after Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast faces another disaster–the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. A staff writer for The New Orleans Times-Picayune reflects on how lessons from the storm shape coverage of the latest crisis.
The Lower 9th Ward: "Desolation Row"
March 14, 2007
The Independent's Andrew Buncombe visits New Orleans 18 months after Hurricane Katrina and finds that the city "has barely begun to recover."
Letter From New Orleans: Facing Two Storms
September 10, 2008 by John Pope
A reporter from The Times-Picayune in New Orleans reflects on the arrival of Hurricane Gustav almost exactly three years after the descent of the catastrophic Hurricane Katrina.
Oil and Water: A Conversation with Kael Alford
July 30, 2010 by Donna DeCesare
Donna DeCesare speaks with Kael Alford about her evolution as a photojournalist and the connections between her efforts to document the oil-driven war in Iraq and the impact of unfolding natural disasters in the Gulf of Mexico on fragile Louisiana communities.
A Call for Emotional Literacy
March 6, 2006 by Maria Benning
Journalists, editors and trauma specialists meeting for Germany’s first-ever conference on trauma and journalism have called for the universal training of journalists in the skills of emotional literacy and trauma awareness.
The Deadly Choices at Memorial
April 15, 2010 by Sheri Fink, Paolo Pellegrin, Stephen Engelberg, Susan White, Ilena Silverman, Aaron Retica, David Ferguson, Charles Wilson
This gripping narrative, which exposes the decision-making that left 18 patients dead after injections of painkillers and sedatives in a flooded hospital in New Orleans, is a winner of the 2010 Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma. It was originally published by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine in August, 2009.
Reflections on Covering Afghanistan
October 27, 2022
Over a year after the fall of Kabul, we asked journalists to reflect on their experiences of working in Afghanistan and what they’ve learned since.
The Story Behind a 2010 Dart Award Winner
August 27, 2009 by Sheri Fink
In a Katrina-flooded hospital, doctors injected patients with painkillers and sedatives. Were they easing their pain or speeding their deaths? In a 2009 interview, ProPublica reporter Sheri Fink, winner of the 2010 Dart Award, explains how she pursued the story.