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Violence Unsettling Central America’s Migrant Children
A version of this piece was originally published by the University of Texas Press.Since June of this year an emergency at the U.S. Mexico border has been unfolding. The most immediate cause is a spike...
View ArticleDoes UGC Lead to PTSD?
Journalists working with a steady stream of uncensored violent imagery generated by the public are at increased risk of adverse psychological consequences, according to research published yesterday in...
View ArticleCovering Sex Trafficking: The Irina Project
Two scholars at the UNC School of Journalism & Mass Communication's Irina Project monitor media representations of sex trafficking, and advocate for responsible and accurate reporting on what has...
View ArticleJon Snow’s Gaza Appeal: Journalism or Propaganda?
In response to an unusually direct and passionate video from Channel 4 anchor Jon Snow urging viewers to act in response to the conflict in Gaza, BBC correspondent David Loyn contends that Snow's...
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Breaking the Taboo: Marroushi on Conflict Zone Reporting & PTSD
Following the murders of Steven Sotloff and James Foley by Islamic State extremists, foreign correspondent Nadine Marroushi wrote in The Telegraph about the physical and mental health risks of...
View ArticleNancy Crown on Interviewing People with Autism
In a new tip sheet, clinical psychologist Nancy Crown explains common misconceptions and offers advice for reporters interviewing people with autism, a developmental disability. Crown, who has worked...
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Violence Against Children Reaches Alarming Rates
Approximately one billion children worldwide are subjected to regular physical abuse, according to a staggering new study released by UNICEF last week. According to the organization, the 206-page...
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"Don't Hide Behind Political Correctness": Aluf Benn Visits Dart
“Wartime is the most important time to be critical – the most crucial time for public debate,” said Aluf Benn, who has reported on Israeli-Arab war and peace efforts since the Oslo Accords in 1993....
View ArticleAFP Changes Policy in Wake of Foley Death
In the wake of beheadings of James Foley and Steven Sotloff, difficult questions have arisen about the impact and ability of journalists to cover events that are changing the world. In September, AFP,...
View ArticleMass Shooting at Washington State High School
Two people are dead, including the high school student gunman, and four critically wounded following a shooting earlier today at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Washington State. The shooter, who...
View ArticleBruce Shapiro Receives 2014 ISTSS Public Advocacy Award
Bruce Shapiro, executive director of the Dart Center, has been recognized with the 2014 Public Advocacy Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) for his “outstanding...
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Protecting the Messengers: Rethinking News Safety
A new feature story in The Citizen, a project of the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne, spotlights the increased risks for journalists in the Middle East, and the...
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Dart at 2014 News Xchange
This year, more than 500 delegates from the international broadcast community joined together at the Zofin Palace in Prague, Czech Republic for the fourteenth annual News Xchange conference to discuss...
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You Can Help! Survey to Understand Occupational Stress
Recent surveys have found that high levels of job stress and harassment are affecting the careers and mental health of many working journalists, but little is known about the specific hazards that...
View ArticleIn Aftermath of Sydney Siege, Resources for Journalists
An Iranian-born gunman seized 17 hostages in a cafe in the heart of Australia's largest city Monday morning. The deadly siege ended 16 hours later with a barrage of gunfire that left two hostages and...
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Ochberg Fellows Conclude Week at Columbia
On January 22, the 2014-2015 Ochberg Fellows concluded an intense week of seminars and conversations on trauma science, journalism craft and ethics around covering violence, conflict and trauma. The...
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New Site Helps Kids Cope with Bad News
Behind the News, a weekly ABC News broadcast, has launched a new web page designed to support students who are exposed to upsetting news. Instead of ignoring stories that may seem difficult for...
View ArticleField Safety and Peer Support: Tips from an ABC Cameraman
Peter Drought, a Melbourne-based Camera Operator, has worked in the news industry for 25 years. At the start of his career, he glamorized crews that filmed on the front lines, but he says he wasn’t...
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Newsrooms Face Challenge Amid Surge of Graphic Imagery
In an article for Poynter this week, Katie Hawkins-Gaar considers the mental health challenges faced by journalists tasked with watching and vetting graphic user-generated content. She also examines...
View ArticleSolutions Journalism Network Launches Comprehensive Toolkit
The Solutions Journalism Network has released a 48-page guide to encourage rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. Designed for journalists already familiar with traditional reporting...
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