Resources for Homicide & Mass Shooting

Midwest Reporting Institute on Covering Gun Violence
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.
Gun violence, firearms buyer background checks and mental illness: Research and insights
The Shorenstein Center's Journalist Resource has pulled together a sampling of research and reports to offer reporters crucial insights and reveal new angles worth investigating:

Covering Gun Violence: A Poynter Conversation
This free webinar features a one-hour conversation with Poynter and other faculty on telling stories of gun violence with accuracy, depth and context.

2016 Dart Awards: Presentation & Winner's Roundtable Discussion
Video coverage of the 2016 Dart Awards presentation and winners' roundtable, featuring Christopher Sherman and Dario Lopez-Mills of AP and Eli Saslow and David Finkel of the Washington Post, explored the story-behind-the-story of their Dart Award-winning pieces; drill down on what's involved in undertaking hard-hitting, humane investigations of trauma, and discuss innovative approaches to reporting on violence and tragedy.

Reporting Resources for Covering the Massacre in Orlando
Forty nine people were killed and 53 wounded at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Below are tip sheets and other resources for journalists covering this evolving story.

Engaging Communities to Reduce Gun Violence
This resource from the Joyce Foundation provides an overview of current research, links to media coverage and resources on engaging communities to reduce gun violence.

Practicing Responsible Journalism When Covering Crime
A short ethics guide for journalists involved in covering crime.
20 Years Later: Reflections on Covering Port Arthur
On April 28, 1996, a gunman with two semi-automatic assault rifles killed 35 people in a cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania. On the twentieth anniversary of the shootings, Gary Tippet, former senior writer for The Age, spoke with ABC Radio Victoria's Nicole Chvastek about the effects of covering the attack and its aftermath.

Remembering Port Arthur
On April 28, 1996, 35 people were killed and 23 were injured in Port Arthur, Tasmania.