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• Dart Society Story

  Feb 4 2010 1:12 PM

  Dart Center Ochberg Fellows receive Oakes Award distinctions

  Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

  Dart Center Ochberg Fellows Kristen Lombardi ('03) and Kelly Kennedy ('08) each received certificates of merit by judges of The John B. Oakes Award, which recognizes excellence in environmental journalism. The 2009 award, administered through the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, was given to USA Today for its coverage of the effects of smokestack pollution around America's schools.

  Lombardi, a writer for the Center for Public Integrity, was recognized for “The Hidden Cost of ‘Clean Coal,” which detailed how longwall mining, which yielded 176 million tons of coal in 2007, can have brutal social and environmental consequences. Kennedy, of Military Times, was recognized for courage in breaking news and for following up with a compelling series of more than two dozen stories about the health threats to troops who are exposed to war-zone burn pits.

• Dart Society Story

  Jan 29 2010

  Cullen's 'Columbine' Nominated for Edgar Award

  The Edgars

  2002 Dart Center Ochberg Fellow Dave Cullen's 'Columbine' has been nominated for an Edgar, the top literary prize for mystery and crime. This is the latest in a slew of awards for the work, including Best Education Book of 2009 by the American School Board Journal and the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Nonfiction Book of 2009. "Columbine" landed on 25 Best of 2009 lists, including those of the New York Times, Publisher's Weekly, the American Library Association, the Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly, Salon, and Audible.com. It was No. 1 on iTunes. 

• Dart Society News

  Dec 23 2009 2:17 PM

  2009: The Dart Society's Year in Review

  By Deirdre Stoelzle Graves

  Here's what we did in 2009.

• Announcement

  Dec 21 2009 2:15 PM

  Society board expands; applications sought

  By Deirdre Stoelzle Graves

  The Dart Society board has voted to expand, incrementally, to nine members.

• Dart Society Story

  Dec 14 2009

  Dart Society featured in Nieman Reports

  Nieman Reports

  Last February many in the Dart community gathered at Harvard to participate in the Nieman Aftermath conference. Discussions from the excellent program are featured in the new Nieman Reports, as is an essay by 2005 fellow Mike Walter on reaction to his documentary, "Breaking News, Breaking Down," and insight from 2004 fellow Gary Tippet on navigating the emotional landscape of trauma reporting. The new issue, released today, features commentary from fellows Miles Moffeit, Arnessa Garrett, Paul McEnroe, Donna DeCesare, Seamus Kelters, Loi Grinker, Ruth Teichroeb, Julia Lieblich, Moni Basu, and Scott North; Dart Center Executive Director Bruce Shapiro; Dart Award winner Rachel Dissell; psychologists Elana Newman and Jack Saul; and psychiatrist and author Jonathan Shay.

• Dart Society Story

  Dec 4 2009 11:40 AM

  Joe Rodriguez: "Photography saved my life"

  BBC News

  2003 Fellow Joe Rodriguez uses his own prison experiences to document ex-inmates trying to readjust to life outside prison. His new body of work, "Reentry in Los Angeles," can be viewed on his website, www.josephrodriguezphotography.com or by clicking here.

• Dart Society Story

  Dec 1 2009

  Kristen Lombardi investigates handling of rape on college campuses

  Center for Public Integrity

  Kristen Lombardi, a 2003 Ochberg fellow with the Center for Public Integrity, spent nine months investigating campus sex-assault adjudications. This is a project funded with a significant contribution from the Dart Society through a Media Innovations grant, but it also involved a lot of meaningful input and exchange with Kristen from people in the Dart community.

• Announcement

  Nov 30 2009 5:32 PM

  Society board elects new officers

  By Deirdre Stoelzle Graves

  The Dart Society Board of Directors elected Ochberg Fellows Arnessa Garrett and Jeff Kelly Lowenstein as officers during its annual meeting in November in Atlanta.

• Dart Society Story

  Oct 31 2009

  DeCesare helps aspiring Chinese photojournalists

  Cheung Kong School of Journalism & Communication

  Donna DeCesare, a 2003 fellow who teaches photography and photojournalism at the University of Texas at Austin, traveled to the Sichuan Province this summer to conduct a workshop in the aftermath of the 8.0-magnitude Wenchuan earthquake in May 2008. Her advice: "Be responsible, skillfull, and work fast." Google China sponsored equipment for the AfterQuake workshop, which was presented by the Cheung Kong School of Journalism & Communication.

• Dart Society Story

  Oct 21 2009

  NYT's Lens blog profiles Joe Rodriguez

  The New York Times Lens Blog

  2003 Dart Center Ochberg Fellow Joe Rodriguez talks about his work documenting life in poor communities as an insider focusing on what he describes as "the quiet violence of letting families fall apart, the violence of segregation and isolation."