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Dart Centre Asia Pacific is Growing

April 21, 2020

Dr. Cait McMahon OAM, Managing Director of Dart Centre Asia Pacific (DCAP) and the DCAP Board of Directors are delighted to announce two new appointments to the organisation – one a new Board position and one a staffing position. “In these strange and worrying times, DCAP’s resources are being drawn on more than ever,” McMahon said. “So we are especially pleased to announce that our organisation is strong and robust. We warmly welcome a new Chair to the organisation, Mr Peter Boehm, and a new staff member and Deputy Director, Kimina Lyall”.

Dart Center Receives Major Google Gift

April 15, 2020

The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, a project of Columbia Journalism School, has received a major gift from the philanthropic arm of Google to support news professionals challenged by the global coronavirus pandemic and other crises.

Covering Coronavirus: Advice for video journalists

April 9, 2020 by Edward Lawrence

Editor’s Note: Edward Lawrence has been covering the coronavirus story on the ground in China since January, including a trip onto China’s frontline: Hubei province on lockdown. Here, he has outlined some of his thoughts on the challenges of reporting amid the pandemic, and the precautions that he and his team have been taking.

The Quiet Rooms

April 8, 2020 by Jodi S. Cohen, Jennifer Smith Richards, Lakeidra Chavis

An investigation into the violation of a decades-old Illinois law meant to protect students from being physically restrained or locked away in stark rooms as punishment. Judges described “The Quiet Rooms” as “a tour de force of investigative reporting and accountability journalism.” They called it "exhaustive," "fair," and "outstanding from all angles," applauding the “use of testimony from the protagonists in seclusion" and "situating the issue in both a state context and broader national context." Originally published by ProPublica Illinois and the Chicago Tribune between November and December 2019.

Troubled kids, troubled system

April 8, 2020 by Lucy Tompkins, Seaborn Larson, Cameron Evans, Gwen Florio, Tommy Martino, Kathy Best

A hard-hitting investigation into residential schools for at-risk children across the state of Montana. Judges commended the “depth of reporting” and “incredible commitment on the part of a small newsroom to revisit a persistent problem concerning the on-going, unrelenting abuse of children despite claims that it had been addressed years earlier." Originally published by the Missoulian between January and November 2019.

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