The Dart Center Style Guide for Trauma-Informed Journalism
The Dart Style Guide was originally compiled in 2020-2021 by Resources Editor Isobel Thompson. Initial entries were vetted, expanded and edited by the Dart Center's executive director, research director and global staff. Entries were reviewed with a wider advisory group of journalists and clinicians.Accountability, Care & Safety, Transparency, Gender, Children / Minors, Journalism, Sexuality, Representation, Race, Participants
Guidelines / Framework, Glossary
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Accountability, Care & Safety, Transparency, Gender, Children / Minors, Journalism, Sexuality, Representation, Race, Participants
Guidelines / Framework, Glossary
This Dart Center style guide is designed as a quick, authoritative reference for reporters, editors and producers working on tight deadlines. It includes brief evidence-informed guidance on news choices, language usage and ethics in reporting on the impact of trauma on individuals, families and communities; recommendations for appropriate use of relevant psychological and scientific terminology; and special considerations when reporting on consequential trauma-laden issues such as racism and sexual violence.