Mexico's Journalists Under Siege
November 6, 2008 by Stan Alcorn
An unprecedented spike in violence is testing the skills and freedoms of the press in North America's youngest democracy.
Resources for Disaster
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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.
Covering Two Catastrophes
May 14, 2008
For those reporting on the natural disasters in China and Myanmar, the Dart Center has assembled tip sheets, advice and reflection from journalists on past catastrophes and other resources of relevance.
Covering Tragedy
February 20, 2008
2007 Ochberg Fellow Lisa Millar talks about trauma journalism on the National Media Report.
Katrina: Two Years Later
August 31, 2007
This week marks the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Hometown Catastrophe
August 5, 2007 by Bruce Shapiro
Dart Center Executive Director Bruce Shapiro offers advice to journalists.
Weathering the Trauma Storms: Developing Interviewing Techniques
June 30, 2007 by Gavin Rees
Nearly every journalist in the course of their career will interview people who have experienced significant trauma. But how many receive any training for the task? This article describes how role-playing traumatic incidents might give student journalists valuable insight and hone crucial interviewing skills.
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."
Covering the Tsunami
March 6, 2006 by Anupama Narayanswamy
In 2005, for her master’s project about journalists who cover disaster, Anupama Narayanswamy interviewed a number of journalists who covered the aftermath of the Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami. Here are some of their stories.
Covering the Tsunami
March 3, 2006 by Anupama Narayanswamy
Reflection and advice from six international reporters who reported on the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami (Yulia Supadmo, Indonesia; Mehul Srivastava, USA; Shahanaaz Habib, Malaysia; Shahidul Alam, Bangladesh; Pia Sarkar, USA; Mona Khanna, USA)