The Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma recognize exemplary journalism on the impact of violence, crime, disaster and other traumatic events on individuals, families or communities. To honor the 2018 Dart Award winners, the Dart Center will host a reception, awards presentation and winners’ roundtable on May 3 from 5:30-8:00pm at the Columbia Journalism School. The roundtable discussion will illuminate the questions of craft, ethics and storytelling in their work, and explore innovative best practices in hard-hitting, humane reporting on violence and tragedy. his event is free and open to the public.

Speakers include: Neil Barsky, Founder, The Marshall Project | John Woodrow Cox, Enterprise Reporter, Washington Post | Azmat Khan, Investigative Reporter | Lizzie Presser, Contributing Writer, The California Sunday Magazine

Moderator: Bruce Shapiro, Executive Director, Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma