"The aim of this handbook is to support the work of reporters in covering the variety of conflicts and fragile situations in Africa and beyond in ways that are both gender-transformative and conflict-sensitive. The handbook provides tools for challenging negative stereotypes of masculinity and femin
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inity, portraying women’s lives in conflict settings more accurately and ensuring greater accountability for Women, Peace and Security commitments in the continent. It seeks to contribute to the increase in quality coverage about and by women in Africa. The handbook addresses the specific challenges faced by women reporters when covering conflict settings, and seeks to promote the engaging of more women in reporting on peace and security issues. The goal is to encourage and support men reporters, as key partners to promoting the cause of gender equality and women’s empowerment, to create more inclusive stories." (Page viii)
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"[...] This is a guide to provide support and advice based on shared experience of others worldwide and includes handy links to other research and IFJ resources. With courage, wit and sheer determination, we’ve seen many journalists demonstrate how to take on trolls, call them out, respond to pate
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ntly false information and posts, factual distortions, propaganda and misogyny. They have flagged trouble-makers who, through incessant trolling, attempt to deliberately misdirect online conversations and derail healthy debate. It is true there are many ways to take this fight back. Importantly, this guide is also a call to solidarity for all media workers, to join together in this fight for freedom of expression and safety online." (Page 2)
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"This manual is for anyone who provides training and capacity-building for investigative journalists in Africa including facilitators, trainers, lecturers and teachers. It has been written to support journalists in Africa to investigate and report stories of land corruption; a subject that remains u
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nder-reported and poorly understood." (Introduction)
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"Any town, city or region offers us a diverse audience. That diversity might be in terms of social class, economic status, gender and age as much as religion, ethnicity or disability. So in this ebook we are looking to question our attitudes and assumptions about a range of issues and then offer som
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e ideas for embedding a wider world view into that staple for BJTC courses, newsdays. We wanted to make this a practical guide for our vocational students who’re already packing a lot into each day on the course. So the sections are short and written by current and former journalists to show the relevance of these issues to their working lives. We asked them to write a short opinion piece on a topic which affects them, personally or through professional interest. These form the starting points for a discussion in class, to be followed up by working through some of the suggestions in the ‘everybody in’ section; developing contacts and doing newsdays from a different angle." (Introduction)
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"The Media-Friendly Glossary on Migration – Middle East Edition details technical terminology relating to forced labour, human trafficking, displacement, refugees and labour migration, and proposes accurate and neutral alternatives to inflammatory and discriminatory terms commonly used. The glossa
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ry also provides a more complete and nuanced understanding of migration. The glossary is produced in English and Arabic, allowing journalists to cover the issues accurately in both languages. It also includes guides on photojournalism, gender-sensitive reporting, and working with victims of trauma. Published in 2017, this version of the Media-Friendly Glossary on Migration – Middle East Edition represents our collective understanding of the terms to date. However, the evolving nature of the migration debate reflects the dynamism of the phenomenon itself." (Foreword)
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"Los periodistas que leamos esta guía, de principio a fin, encontraremos una ruta rápida para investigar procesos relacionados con la contratación pública y la identificación y construcción de redes de poder; a su vez, se encontrarán elementos para hacer consultas en bases de datos. Todo esto
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desde el punto de vista de un periodismo de investigación." (Página 4)
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"Welcome to this practical guide for media professionals reporting on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Whether you are reporting on the work of the ICC from the building itself, or if you are overseas, this practical guide will help you find what you need to report effectively on the Court’
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s work." (Page 3)
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"This Field Guide summarises the legal protection and responsibilities of media professionals operating in armed conflicts. It focuses on international humanitarian law (IHL) – also known as the ‘law of armed conflict’ – and sets out some aspects of international and UK criminal law. It is i
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mportant for media professionals reporting from armed conflict to be familiar with the rules of IHL. The Field Guide is a summary version of a Handbook for media professionals on IHL also produced by the British Red Cross, and can be read in conjunction with it. The Handbook contains a more detailed discussion of the legal provisions set out in the Field Guide, using a similar structure." (Introduction, page 1)
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"Before you begin, think about what you want to achieve. You will need to ask yourself a series of questions:
• Podcasts can ether be viewed/heard online or can be downloaded and transferred to an MP3 player. Think about your audience – is a podcast an appropriate medium for them? Would they be
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likely to download a podcast?
• What is your podcast about? In order to market it and prepare effectively you will need a clear and specific idea about what your podcast is trying to achieve? What makes your podcast different?
• Will you make an audio or a video podcast? You will need to think carefully about how you write the script – taking into account visual priorities for video podcasts and sounds for audio podcasts
• Where will you host it? From your own website or elsewhere?
• How will you attract listeners/viewers? Why would they be interested?" (Page 2)
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"Destiné aux journalistes et aux professionnels des médias, ce manuel vise à fournir des informations clés et à encourager une réflexion sur le traitement du terrorisme dans et par les médias. Fondé sur des conseils d’experts et d’institutions de renom, émaillé de nombreux exemples, il
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explore les défis professionnels et les dilemmes éthiques de la couverture du terrorisme, et pose des questions fondamentales sur l’impact de ce traitement sur la cohésion sociale et la prévalence de la peur dans la société. Sujets abordés : le « cadrage » journalistique du terrorisme; l’équilibre entre la liberté, la sécurité et la responsabilité; les enjeux éthiques; les défis de la peur, des amalgames et de la haine; le traitement des chiffres, des images et des mots; la couverture d’attentats et de prises d’otages; a gestion des réseaux sociaux; les rapports avec les victimes, les pouvoirs et les terroristes; la sécurité des journalistes." (Dos de couverture)
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