Early Childhood Experience & the Developing Brain
In March 2017, the Dart Center organized a four-day reporting institute on covering early childhood development for 45 journalists from 26 countries at Columbia Journalism School in New York City.
In March 2017, the Dart Center organized a four-day reporting institute on covering early childhood development for 45 journalists from 26 countries at Columbia Journalism School in New York City.
In February 2017, the Dart Center organized a two-day workshop on covering gun violence for 35 journalists at WBEZ in Chicago.
The Dart Center is offering a four-day reporting institute for international journalists on early childhood experience and the developing brain, March 9-12, 2017 at Columbia Journalism School in New York City. The application deadline has passed.
The Dart Center offered a two-day reporting institute on covering gun violence for journalists reporting in the Midwest, February 10 and 11 in Chicago, Illinois. A select number of institute participants will be awarded three to six month reporting fellowships for 2017.
An innovative free resource is now available to journalists worldwide who have experienced distress on the job. The Traumatic Stress Clinic at The University of New South Wales, has developed a new program for current and former journalists offering assessment, treatment and education concerning possible posttraumatic stress disorder and related psychological injury.
The Age Boom Academy is now accepting applications for its annual three-day workshop for journalists, a joint project of the Columbia Aging Center and the Columbia Journalism School. This year's Academy, June 9 - 11, will focus on the future of work and retirement, and will feature leading experts in journalism, science and economics.
Cait McMahon, managing director of Dart Centre Asia Pacific, has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia today for her pioneering leadership on behalf of journalists at risk of post-traumatic stress and other psychological injury.
Kala Lampard, Emma Williams and the Dart Center's Cait McMahon, who manages ABC's Trauma and Resilience program, reflect on dealing with trauma in the newsroom.
YDR/Sunday News has been awarded the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Foundation’s Public Service Award for its pioneering trauma journalism peer support program.