Bangkok Bomb Attack: Resources
August 18, 2015
As the facts emerge, journalists can draw on lessons from other large-scale acts of terrorism.
Resources for Featured Articles
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Deadline Today! Ochberg Fellowships
July 24, 2015
The Ochberg Fellowship, now in its 17th year, is the Dart Center's flagship program for seasoned and mid-career journalists who wish to deepen their knowledge of emotional trauma and psychological injury, and improve reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy. The application deadline is September 28, 2015. Click here to apply.
Speaker Contact List
July 13, 2015
Speaker contact information for Covering Guns and Gun Violence; May 29-30, 2015.
Reporting the Gun Beat Q&A
Cheryl Thompson, Investigative Reporter at the Washington Post, Mark Follman, National Affairs Editor at Mother Jones, and Jim MacMillan, Founder and Editor of GunCrisis.org, in conversation with Dart's Bruce Shapiro. Below is a lightly edited version of their conversation.
Getting it Right: A Survivor's Perspective
Use the shooter's name sparingly, with purpose, and instead focus on the survivors. Avoid salaciousness, but don't sugarcoat the facts. Be gentle, but understand that no matter what, asking a survivor to retell his or her story opens up old wounds.
Guns and Gun Violence: Through a Public Health Lens
July 7, 2015 by Garen J. Wintemute
Full video, transcript and powerpoint presentation; “Guns and Gun Violence: Through a Public Health Lens”; May 29, 2015.
Covering Guns: Story Ideas
July 7, 2015
Localize national stories. Dive deep into the data. Humanize your stories.
Covering Trauma: Impact on Journalists
An overview of current research on the occupational hazards for journalists covering traumatic events, the risk factors that aggravate those effects, and some suggestions for mitigating those factors. Originally published by River Smith and Elana Newman in January, 2009; Updated by Susan Drevo in May, 2016, and by Autumn Slaughter in March, 2019.
Award Winners Offer Advice on Covering Trauma
June 21, 2015
At this year's Dart Awards winners' roundtable, Melissa del Bosque, Andrea McDaniels, Mae Ryan, Glenn Smith and David Wood shared tips on covering violence, building trust and self-care.