Reporting or writing responsibly: #1stDoNoHarm!

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Asia Pacific Regional Training on
Gender Equality and Human Rights

REPORTING OR WRITING
ESPONSIBLY:
#1stDoNoHarm!
Rita Widiadana
Journalist/Writer
Indonesia
November, 24, 2021
R

The media plays a very significant roles in shaping public perceptions about
women and men, therefore it is important that...

GENDER IS EVERYWHERE!
• Societies are consisted of men and
women and throughout history different
cultures have attributed...

• Gender concepts are found in all aspects of life, including journalism, because
journalists’ works cover all aspects of ...

GENDER SENSITIVE REPORTING
AND OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS
JOURNALISTS/WRITERS
We are all aware that each story we write must ...

• WHO:
• All Journalists can play a role in changing attitudes toward women and
gender-based stereotypes.
• WHAT:
• To be ...

• WHERE:
• Newspaper, TV, news media, social media. In short, in all forms of
media at the managerial level where the gene...

MEDIA PROFILES INASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES?
Women are entering the media professional in large number, yet their
representati...

CHECKLIST
• Does your media house have a program on diversity and representation of
women at the senior management level?
...

CAREFUL USE OF LANGUAGE AND
IMAGES
“Language does not merely reflect the way we
think: it also shapes our thinking. If wor...

As journalists/writers we continue to struggle choosing the proper
words in our stories and making sure every word we pick...

FOCUS ON WORDS
Sexism is inherent in many expressions in almost all languages. There
are many saying, which are used to de...

TIPS
• Always question the words and
expressions you use; trace their
roots. Many expressions you’ve
been hearing and usin...

JOURNALISTS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
Fight against clichés
Good storytelling and gender-sensitive
journalism should avoid clichés...

FIGHTING STEREOTYPES
Stereotype is a term used to define all people of a certain group
as having a certain behaviour or ch...

There are many stereotypes attributed to gender. Here are some
of the common female and male stereotypes.
FEMALE MALE
Depe...

• Portraying women as extreme
is they do not fit the stereotypes. For example: An unmarried woman who is
sexually active i...

MAKING WOMEN EXIST AND
VISIBLE IN NEWS
• The world that journalists describe in the news media remains largely masculine
•...

TIPS
• Always ask yourself the question:
“Where are the women in this event
and this news story?
• Ask yourself how this e...

COVERING GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE
Gender-based violence (GBV) is defined as
“any harmful act that is perpetrated against
any ...

BASIC PRINCIPLES:
Never forget empathy
As journalists, we should never forget that the individuals we speak with are all s...

ETHICAL PRINCIPLES TO CONSIDER WHILE
COVERING A GBV STORY
• ACCURACY:
Journalists’ interviews should be sensitive; they sh...

DO NO HARM
This principle has three angles:
• Showing sensitivity to people who are
traumatized, to survivors, etc
• Being...

HOW TO INTERVIEW A SEXUAL
ASSAULT/RAPE SURVIVOR
Journalism is not an easy job, it can include many difficult situations, a...

HOW TO COVER CHILD MARRIAGE
NEWS
Child marriage is a violation of
human rights. Young married
girls face many difficulties...

WHEN COVERING CHILD
MARRIAGE NEWS
• Emphasize in our stories that child marriage is a
“crime,” and a violation of basic hu...

STEREOTYPES AND CLICHES IN
VISUALS
• Gender also plays an
important role in visual
communication.
Stereotypes and clichés
...

PICKING THE RIGHT
PHOTOGRAPH/VIDEO/VISUAL
Our choice of pictures, graphics or footage is extremely important
because these...

CHECKLIST FOR AVOIDING GENDER INSENSITIVE
REPORTING
Are women’s views and voices sought equally? Are male and female subj...

REFERENCES
• Audio-visual Media Services Directive (2010/13/EU): http://www.etsi.org/images/files/ECDirectives/2010_13.pdf...

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