Story Ideas: Trauma Journalism in the Time of Coronavirus
May 13, 2020 by Rachel Dissell
How can journalists start thinking about aftermath when there is no end in sight?
Resources for Featured Articles, Aftermath & Anniversaries
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Talking to Children about the Mass Shooting at Christchurch
March 27, 2019
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Shooting Ghosts: A Journey Back from War
January 18, 2018 by Thomas J. Brennan, Finbarr O'Reilly
In September 2017, the Dart Center hosted journalists and Ochberg Fellows Finbarr O'Reilly and Thomas Brennan for a conversation about their joint memoir, Shooting Ghosts: A U.S. Marine, a Conflict Photographer, and Their Journey Back from War. Scroll down for the full event video and a lightly edited transcript.
Remembering Seamus Kelters: Pioneering Trauma Journalist
September 30, 2017 by Bruce Shapiro
Seamus Kelters, who died suddenly on September 27, 2017, was an influential chronicler of Northern Ireland’s civil conflict and co-author of Lost Lives: The Story of the Men, Women and Children Who Died As A Result of the Northern Ireland Troubles. An early Dart Center Ochberg Fellow, he played a central role in the evolution of trauma-aware journalism. We asked several friends and colleagues for remembrances of Seamus and his work. Below, reflections and recollections by Susan McKay, Scott North, Donna DeCesare, Frank Ochberg, Joe Hight, Elana Newman, Gavin Rees and Bruce Shapiro. Scroll down for excerpts, and click to the right to read the full pieces.
Impunity in Mexico: Remembering Javier Valdez
June 15, 2017 by Donna DeCesare, Ariel Ritchin
One month after Mexican journalist Javier Valdez was assassinated outside his workplace, we asked seven journalists to reflect on his murder and the impact of violence and impunity on their work. Below, Donna DeCesare introduces pieces by Melissa del Bosque, Javier Garza, Michel Marizco, Maria Teresa Ronderos, Christopher Sherman and Marcela Turati. Scroll down for excerpts, and click to the right to read the full pieces.
Keeping the Promise: Lessons from the Sewol Ferry Disaster
April 7, 2017 by Chong-ae Lee
It's been three years since the Sewol ferry sunk off the coast of South Korea, leaving nearly 300 dead. As Koreans continue to struggle to comprehend this tragedy, Korean journalists are reckoning with the consequences of their own failings. Chong-ae Lee reports on lessons learned and a new tool available for journalists bearing witness to trauma.
Interview Excerpt on Covering Tragic Anniversaries
This is an excerpt from a longer interview with Pam Dix and Anne Eyre, two founding members of Disaster Action.
Looking Back on Disaster
Founded twenty-five years ago this month, Disaster Action has helped to reshape how the British political and legal systems respond to the needs of victims and survivors of public tragedies. In this edited interview, Pam Dix and Anne Eyre discuss their experiences with such disasters as Hillsborough, Lockerbie and the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, and its relevance for journalists covering the still unfolding aftermath of such events.
Fifty Years On: Remembering the Aberfan Disaster
October 20, 2016 by Stephen Jukes
Stephen Jukes, chair of Dart Europe’s board of trustees and professor of journalism at Bournemouth University, reflects on a conference held to mark the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan tragedy in South Wales and how media frame such tragedies.
No, American Journalists Did Not Lose the Vietnam War — or Disparage the Soldiers Who Fought It
October 18, 2016 by Arnold R. Isaacs
Arnold R. Isaacs, a war correspondent in Vietnam and author of Without Honor: Defeat in Vietnam and Cambodia and Vietnam Shadows: The War, Its Ghosts, and Its Legacy, outlines misconceptions about journalists in Vietnam.