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Mental Health: How Do We Avoid Stigmatisation and Normalisation?

Mental Health: How Do We Avoid Stigmatisation and Normalisation?

Caroline Flack’s suicide sent shockwaves across the UK, reigniting a debate about how the covers suicide and mental health. Does the media examine these issues with sensitivity? Or does it further the stigma of mental illness, complicating the media’s potential impa...

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How to Write About Trans Issues: Global Edition

How to Write About Trans Issues: Global Edition

Resources in this section provide general guidance on reporting trans issues, no matter where you are reporting from.  Reference Guide …

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How Should You Cover Trans and Non-Binary Issues? A Toolkit for Britis...

How Should You Cover Trans and Non-Binary Issues? A Toolkit for Britis...

Resources in this section relate specifically to covering trans and non-binary issues in the UK. Briefing sheet | Gender Recognition …

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Coronavirus: Keeping the “Infodemic” in Check

Coronavirus: Keeping the “Infodemic” in Check

The Coronavirus is at the top of the news agenda around the world.

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How Not To Report on Climate Change

How Not To Report on Climate Change

23 July 2019 Country: United Kingdom by: Eline Jeanné It seems that climate change is finally becoming a mainstream issue. …

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Women’s World Cup: A Step Forward in Sports Journalism

Women’s World Cup: A Step Forward in Sports Journalism

2 July 2019 Country: Global by: Eline Jeanné Depending on where you live, you have likely seen a lot of …

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How to Be Inclusive and Grammatically Correct: A Guide for Journalists...

How to Be Inclusive and Grammatically Correct: A Guide for Journalists...

16 June 2019 Country: Global by: Mikhail Yakovlev Last week, I came across a Buzzfeed listicle explaining why you should …

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Report: How is the Rise of Populism Impacting the News Industry?

Report: How is the Rise of Populism Impacting the News Industry?

Earlier this week, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and University of Oxford released their annual joint report on …

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Language Matters: Islamophobia or Anti-Muslim Hatred?

Language Matters: Islamophobia or Anti-Muslim Hatred?

21 May 2019 Country: UK by: Anna Lekas Miller Anyone who has ever monitored—or experienced—Islamophobia knows that most attacks are …

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Sharing Stories and Calling Out Hate

Sharing Stories and Calling Out Hate

20 May 2019 Country/Region: Europe Ahead of the European Parliamentary elections, immigration has become the biggest hot button issue—even more …

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8Chan: What To Do About the Online Belly of the Far Right Beast

8Chan: What To Do About the Online Belly of the Far Right Beast

30 April 2019 Country: US, Global by: Anna Lekas Miller Last Saturday, an armed gunman stormed the Chabad Synagogue in …

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“The Media Magnifies Fears About Minority Communities”: Sr...

“The Media Magnifies Fears About Minority Communities”: Sr...

29 April 2019 Country: Sri Lanka Over the past week, Sri Lanka has struggled to control the repercussions of the …

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