Resources for Disaster

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Nepal Earthquake: One Year Later

April 25, 2016 by Amantha Perera

One year after a pair of powerful earthquakes shook Nepal, resulting in the deaths of more than 8,000 people, Ochberg Fellow and Dart Asia Pacific Regional Facilitator Amantha Perera writes about the challenges of covering this tragedy and its aftermath, featuring lessons learned from Nepali journalists Sudarshan Khatiwada, Makar Shrestha and Sangita Shrestha. With reporting by Deepak Adhikari in Kathmandu.

Feb 22-24, 2016

Training: Disaster Reporting, Self-care & Peer Support

Kathmandu - Nepal - Asia Pacific
In Kathmandu, Nepal, the Dart Centre Asia Pacific led a training for 22 journalists in collaboration with the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). The three-day training focused on ethical reporting during disasters; self-care and peer support in the aftermath of April's earthquakes which resulted in the deaths of more than 8,000 people.
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Arun Karki: Reporting Without a Home

October 10, 2015 by Arun Karki

After a devastating earthquake upended Nepal in April, video journalist Arun Karki and his family were left homeless. Against his family’s wishes, Karki headed straight to his office at Nepal Television News where, for the next few months, he scrubbed through thousands of hours of graphic footage, producing reports on the quake’s aftermath. Karki shared his experiences with the Dart Center, and offered tips for journalists covering natural disasters around the globe.

Living Katrina: 10 Years Later

August 27, 2015

On the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we asked seven journalists, a news executive and a clinician from the Gulf Coast to reflect on their experiences and what they’ve learned in the decade since. Scroll down for excerpts, and click to the right for full pieces from Eve Troeh, Clarence Williams, Stan Tiner, Debbie Fleming Caffery, John Pope, Joy Osofsky, June Cross, Russell Lewis and Mark Schleifstein.

Covering Natural Disaster in Nepal

May 12, 2015 by Russell Lewis, Amantha Perera, Patrice Keats, Ariel Ritchin

Over the last three weeks, a pair of powerful earthquakes shook Nepal, resulting in the deaths of more than 8,000 people. The Dart Center spoke with journalists Russell Lewis and Amantha Perera, and clinician Patrice Keats, about the challenges of covering this tragedy, including verifying information in a time of emergency, speaking with families of missing people, and working through the personal challenges of covering trauma.

In Aftermath of Cyclone Pam, Resources for Journalists

March 16, 2015

A cyclone ravaged the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu early on Saturday, killing at least 24 people and displacing upwards of 3,000, according to the United Nations. In the aftermath, we share resources for reporters on covering disaster, interviewing victims and survivors, and working with reporters exposed to traumatic events.

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