Reporting and Covid-19: Tips for Journalists
April 16, 2020 by Susan Kaplan
Tips and tools to report safely and effectively during the coronavirus pandemic, updated regularly following Dart Center webinars.
Resources for Self-Care & Peer Support
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Covering Coronavirus: Advice for video journalists
April 9, 2020 by Edward Lawrence
Edward Lawrence has been covering the coronavirus story on the ground in China since January, including a trip onto China’s frontline: Hubei province on lockdown. Here, he has outlined some of his thoughts on the challenges of reporting amid the pandemic, and the precautions that he and his team have been taking.
What Prison Taught Me About Life on Lockdown
April 7, 2020 by Rebecca Prosser
In May 2015, my producer and I were arrested while filming a documentary in Indonesia. We were put in a small jail cell for one week, then placed under house arrest in a hotel for two months before being sent to prison to await trial. The charges hanging over us could have led to anything from immediate release, to 22 years in prison.
Tips for News Managers: Covering Pandemics
March 17, 2020 by Kimina Lyall
What a manager can do to support news professionals covering pandemics.
Online threats create new dangers for reporters in Sri Lanka
March 10, 2020 by Amantha Perera
The Sri Lanka situation in many ways represents what is being experienced across the globe – journalists are not equipped deal with online threats, harassment or direct attacks. Very few recognise the emotional toll and impact on their lives.
On the Front Lines in Syria
December 20, 2019 by Lefteris Pitarakis, Michael Pfister
A conversation between Michael Pfister and Lefteris Pitarakis.
Occupational Distress in Factual TV
This report is the first to map in detail the risks that traumatic stress and moral injury pose to those working in documentary and factual TV. In releasing it, the Dart Centre is calling for informed policies around the management of traumatic content, greater awareness of mental health, and more attention on ethical and emotional challenges of working with vulnerable contributors.
Op-Ed: "Our Role is to Campaign" DCAP Hosts Retreat for Aboriginal Journalists
April 7, 2019 by Amy McQuire
Amy McQuire reflects on a Dart Centre Asia Pacific retreat focussed on Indigenous trauma reporting, and explains why she believes Aboriginal journalists need to embrace an advocate's role.
News Organizations Safety Self-Assessment
April 2, 2019
The News Organizations Safety Self-Assessment provides a tool for news outlets to review and improve their current safety practices and protocols. It should help news organizations to identify and better understand their own weaknesses and strengths in relation to the security of all individuals working for them exposed to danger, including freelancers.