"The guiding principle behind the development of this tool has been to produce a ‘user-friendly’ resource for journalism educators who want to include what we might term as ‘anti-discrimination or human rights awareness’ dimension into their teaching. To that end practical exercises which are easily adaptable and transferable in terms of context and duration have been collected, and are presented here in a brief and “jargon free” manner. The main aim is that these exercises be read, used, adapted and integrated into current teaching practice. In addition, it was taken for granted that all teachers and academics are familiar with the media culture within which they operate and, therefore, this toolbox does not include specific information of that nature. What is included is a selection of links to relevant European codes and laws. This is to help bolster students’ understanding of the importance given to human rights and anti-discrimination at European level and to provide the relevant sources of information for investigating the legal frameworks. The bulk of the content comprises teaching examples. These have been used by tutors in a variety of situations. For the most part, they have been taught to journalism students at Universities and Colleges, but some techniques have also been applied in-service with media professionals." (Descritpion of the practices, page 13)
Ethos, 11
Description of the practices, 13
Digging further into a story in order to get a broader perspective, 15
Using ‘soundscape’ as a tool to heighten students’ sensitivities, 19
Using competition to heighten the profile of diversity reporting, 21
Widening students’ understanding of diverse audiences, 23
Rethinking the news, 27
The adventure begins at the next corner, 31
Widening the demographic choice in selecting people for interview, 35
Discussing past or historical events as a background to the news, 39
Embedding factual knowledge through professional practice, 43
Addressing the portrayal of persons with disabilities within the media, 47
Discussing media ethics related to controversial news stories, 51
Supporting group work through ‘problem solving’, 53
Developing appropriate language around disabilities, 55
Using interviews to explore diversity, 59
Cross border journalism training, 63
Using a ‘vox pop’ to highlight stereotyping, 67
Training students to be reflective journalists, 71
Immersion in another culture, 75
Contributiong organisations, 79
European references [= resolutions and recommendations from European organisations], 83