Columbia Graduate School of Journalism is collaborating with the Dart Center on Journalism and Trauma and the Carter Center Mental Health Program to offer a workshop on “When Veterans Come Home: A Workshop for Working Journalists” on Jan. 7-9, 2010 at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Ga.
Alan Jermaine Lewis was driving a Humvee in Baghdad when he hit a land mine that blew off both his legs, burned his face and broke his left arm in six places. Covering the physical and psychological aftermath of war is a special challenge for journalists in local and regional news organizations. Photo by Nina Berman
The workshop will address the special challenges facing local and regional news organizations seeking to improve their coverage of critical issues facing returning veterans, with a special emphasis on journalists in communities with high concentrations of veterans or military families. Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will be the opening speaker.
The workshop is underwritten by grants from the McCormick Foundation and the Carter Center Mental Health Program. All selected participants will receive a full scholarship to cover travel, hotel and workshop registration and materials.
Application Deadline: November 20, 2009
Application Information: http://dartcenter.org/content/workshop-when-veterans-return
