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IPS Africa Launches Reporting Gender-Based Violence Handbook
Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa has launched a new handbook for reporters to support sustained media coverage of gender-based violence beyond 16 Days of No Violence Against Women and Children.
Reporting
Gender-based Violence was officially launched during a conference in
“IPS has long sought to support and strengthen informed reporting on gender
across the world,” said Paula Fray, regional director IPS Africa.
Journalism, however, is a dynamic profession and the challenges are ever
changing.
“Violence against women has presented particular challenges to the media...yet,
the media has the potential to play a lead role in changing perceptions that,
in turn, can help galvanise a movement for change,” Fray said.
The toolkit is published as part of IPS' Communicating for Change: Getting
Voice, Visibility and Impact for Gender Equality programme funded by the Dutch
government's MDG3 Fund.
The toolkit looks at various issues related to gender-based violence including
religious and harmful traditional practices, domestic violence, sexual
violence, femicide, sex work and trafficking, sexual harassment, armed
conflicts, HIV and AIDS, child abuse, the role of men, the criminal justice system,
as well as the costs of gender-based violence.
Reporters are guided by real stories illustrating how these issues and trends
are treated editorially, tip boxes, discussion points, fact checks and
additional resources. The toolkit is available in English and French.
Download the English version as a pdf.
Johannesburg-based organisations can pick up a hard copy of the toolkit from
the IPS Africa offices in Dunkeld West and should contact Abdullah Vawda at avawda@ips.org
for more information.
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