
Resources for Self-Care & Peer Support, Multimedia


Shooting Ghosts: A Journey Back from War

Let's Talk: Personal Boundaries, Safety & Women in Journalism
Sexual harassment is at the top of the news agenda, and every industry - from politics to arts and entertainment to journalism - is being called to account. Like so many of their counterparts in other fields, women journalists contend with unwanted presumptions and the threat of gender-based violence. The Dart Center asked nine leading women in journalism to share their experiences and to reflect on their own best practices.

Panel: Handling Trauma in Frontline Journalism
At the 2017 Global Media Forum in Germany, a panel discussion featuring conflict photographers Capucine Granier-Deferre and Patrick Tombola, and Dart Centre Europe's Gavin Rees.

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Conversation with Kate Boo
Katherine Boo - winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and a MacArthur “genius” grant - joined us for a discussion of her powerful and complex work of immersion reporting.

Advice for Dealing with Vicarious Trauma
Dart Centre Europe director Gavin Rees spoke with the International News Safety Institute about the toll that viewing images of death and destruction can take on those back in the newsroom.

Safety and Self-Care Strategies for Every Beat
Yamiche Alcindor, Donna DeCesare, Danny Spriggs and Bruce Shapiro discussed practical tactics for assessing risk and and staying safe while reporting. They shared lessons from covering protests, youth gangs, earthquakes and toxic environmental sites among others.

Mindfulness Training for Journalists
The Dart Center hosted a special half-day workshop on mindfulness practice, led by teachers from the monastic community founded by poet, author and activist Thich Nhat Hanh.
Public Safety and Law Enforcement
Full video and transcript of panel. Powerpoint presentation provided by Roseanna Ander, original moderator, who was not able to be in attendance; “Public Safety and Law Enforcement”; May 29, 2015.

Reporting Safely in Crisis Zones Course
The Dart Center offers an intensive four-day crisis reporting course to prepare journalists to think critically about how to work safely and effectively in volatile situations such as war, conflict and disaster zones, with an emphasis on risk assessment and harm prevention.