Ariel S. Ritchin

Ariel Ritchin is the Senior Producer for the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma, a project of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism encouraging innovative reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy worldwide. He directs and oversees all editorial content and leads strategic and digital initiatives, while managing specialized programs, workshops and trainings for reporters all over the world. Ariel is also a multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker whose audio and video work has appeared on NBC, PBS and PRX, among others. He has previously worked in the multimedia department at the ACLU and as a video editor for Lucky Tiger Productions. He is a Logan Foundation Nonfiction Fellow, a Posse Foundation Scholar and a Humanity in Action Senior Fellow. Ariel's film work has been supported by DOC NYC, the Park Foundation, the Redford Center and the Rogovy Foundation. He holds an M.S. from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and a B.A. from Middlebury College.