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"This glossary serves as a guide for journalists, researchers, trainers and other stakeholders who conduct trainings or write about women’s labour migration, and who write about violence against women in the context of migration. It has been compiled as part of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to El ... more

Reporting on Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings: A Journalist's Handbook

UNFPA Arab States Regional Humanitarian Response Hub, 2nd ed. (2020), 35 pp.
"By not adhering to rigid standards of professionalism, journalists can unwittingly become part of the problem, causing further trauma to survivors and allowing perpetrators to evade prosecution [...] This handbook was developed to help journalists report on gender-based violence (GBV) with greater ... more

Guidelines on Responsible Representation and Reporting of Violence Against Women and Violence Against Children

UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia;UNFPA Asia Pacific Regional Office;UN Women Asia Pacific Regional Office (2020), 35 pp.
"These guidelines are meant to promote responsible, ethical and safe representation and reporting of violence against women and violence against children. These guidelines highlight many basic, sometimes common sense approaches that are all too often ignored. Real-life situations may be even more co ... more

Guidance on Reporting Sexual Offences

Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) (2020), 17 pp.
"There are legal protections for victims of sexual offences. The Editors’ Code of Practice also puts restrictions on reporting of sexual offences to protect the identity of victims. Carefully consider the information you want to publish to ensure that a victim is not identified, or likely to be id ... more

Manual de género para periodistas y medios de comunicación

Santiago de Chile: Asociación Nacional de Mujeres Periodistas (ANMPE) (2020), 18 pp.
"Este manual, que contiene recomendaciones para impulsar la igualdad de género en el tratamiento de las noticias, ha sido creado por la Asociación Nacional de Mujeres Periodistas (ANMPE), tomando como punto de partida la revisión de varios otros manuales existentes en el extranjero que abordan es ... more
"Adequate media coverage of gender-based violence should enable the public to fully appreciate and better understand the phenomenon. Calling it by its correct name, explaining its context, recalling some key figures and legal texts, talking about it sufficiently and providing useful information to f ... more

Media Guidelines on Violence Against Women

Zero Tolerance (2019), 31 pp.

Manual de periodismo incluyente con perspectiva de género

Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) (2019), 154 pp.
"Como seres humanos que han crecido en una sociedad patriarcal, las personas que trabajan en los medios de comunicación no son inmunes a prejuicios, estereotipos y doctrinas heteronormativas de nuestro mundo. Por otra parte, la cultura donde reina el clic alienta el uso de titulares que denigran a ... more
"¿Qué es el periodismo con perspectiva de género? ¿Es informar más sobre la mujer? ¿Es hacer más suplementos para ella? ¿Es entrevistar a más mujeres? Rotundamente no. De nada valen esas opciones, si ese suplemento, esa entrevista, esa mayor presencia femenina continúa perpetuando estereot ... more

Pistas para narrar historias con enfoque de género desde los derechos de las mujeres

Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM);Consejo de Redacción;Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (2018), 87 pp.
"Bias free-language is important because language reflects on the attitude in communication. Words and audiovisual selection have also a critical role in achieving greater gender equality. Therefore, messages should be carefully examined based on the six following principles: 1. Ensure that women an ... more

Manual de comunicación no sexista: Hacia un lenguaje incluyente

Mexico City: Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres (INMUJERES) (2018), 318 pp.

Of Words, Visuals and Inclusivity

Internews;USAID, Strengthening Democratic Governance and Accountability Project (SDGAP) in Sri Lanka (2018), 67 pp.
"This practical guide on gender sensitivity and inclusivity is designed specifically with the working journalist in mind and to prompt the practitioner to make conscious decisions about the use of words and visuals as a means of enhancing professionalism. In our everyday life, we encounter countless ... more
"This booklet first presents as a case study an overview and analysis of the actual reporting during the May 2014 flood in Serbia from the gender perspective. This part contains examples of gender stereotypical portrayal of men and women, but also the lack of visibility of female contribution to the ... more

Covering Sexual and Gender Minorities and Religion in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Reporting Guide for Journalists

Columbia, Mo, USA: Religion News Foundation;Heinrich Böll Stiftung Southern Africa;Arcus Foundation (2017), 129 pp.
"As journalists from across Sub-Saharan Africa, we adhere to our profession’s principles of honesty, fairness, accuracy, transparency, sensitivity and thoroughness. When reporting and editing on sexual and gender minorities & religion, we resolve to: 1. independently develop our knowledge of diffe ... more
"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 ... more
"The purpose of the training workshop in this manual is to improve the skills of media professionals and communication officers in reporting gender-based violence in humanitarian crisis settings; to enhance the quality of reporting by instilling ethical principles; and to increase awareness among th ... more