When Veterans Come Home: A Workshop for Working Journalists

The 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.

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 will feature a wide range of leading mental health and policy experts, award-winning journalists, and veterans' advocates. It will include background briefings as well as specialized reporting skills workshops aimed at enhancing the practical ability of local journalists to report on veterans knowledgeably, ethically, and effectively.

The workshop is organized by the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, the school's Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma, and the Carter Center Mental Health Program. It is made possible by generous grants from the McCormick Foundation and the Carter Center Mental Health Program.

All selected participants will receive a full scholarship to attend the workshop in Atlanta. The scholarship covers travel and provides hotel and free workshop registration.

Application Deadline: November 20, 2009
Application Information: http://dartcenter.org/content/workshop-when-veterans-return