Mass shootings challenge the skill, capacity and ethics of news professionals. Below are tip sheets and other resources for journalists covering these tragedies.
Mine the data. Unpack gun issues for contemporary readers. Fight against a failure of the imagination.
Know the laws. Don't take their word for it. Understand that the worst offenders can fall outside of existing regulations.
Make sure your facts and assertions are bulletproof. Look for subjects and issues that no one, not even the most ardent gun-rights activists, can dispute. Make your story about people.
A Dart Center Tip Sheet for College Media Advisors, Editors and Student Journalists.
For journalists returning from Newtown, tips on coping with their experience and the expectations of others to explain it.
Following the Newtown school shooting, a fact sheet on the effects of trauma-related news media on children.
As Norway responds to the worst attack on its citizens since the Second World War, the Dart Centre has assembled a selection of resources for journalists covering the tragedy.
Psychiatrist Frank Ochberg, M.D. and Bruce Shapiro, executive director of the Dart Center, share insights on the characteristics of mass killers and the ethical responsibilities of news organizations as they help the public make sense of the shooting rampage in Arizona that left six dead and a U.S. Congresswoman grievously injured.
Sacramento State Hornet student journalists were among the first to arrive at the scene where a California State University, Sacramento, student was beaten to death and his alleged assailant was shot by police. In this video produced by photojournalist Brian Feulner, four editors recall their actions and reactions in covering the tragic event.