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Why responsible reporting matters when it comes to commercial sexual exploitation

Guidance for journalists writing about sex work, prostitution, and commercial sexual exploitation.

Blog Post: We Are Not Clickbait: Journalist's responsibility in reporting violence against ethnic minority women

Blog on how to write about violence against women of colour

Blog Post: How to report on violence against ethnic minority women responsibly

Tips for journalist writing about sexual violence and domestic abuse against ethnic minority women.

Why publishing the names of victim-survivors of violence against women can be dangerous?

BLOG - Accurate and responsible reporting helps women to seek justice

The media has the power to banish the myth that women routinely lie about sexual assault: it’s time it stopped perpetuating it

Why Language Matters: How are the violence and perpetrators framed?

Media Monitoring: celebrities can be perpetrators too

Media Monitoring: Reporting the impact of COVID-19 on violence against women

Media Monitoring: Reporting Violence Against Women during a global pandemic

Women’s News round-up: 12 months of gender inequality coverage

Spotlight on the Scottish Media: Why language matters

Spotlight on the Scottish Media: Whose voices are heard?

Spotlight on the Scottish Media: Non-physical abuse

Spotlight on the Scottish Media: What's the Story?

Women’s News round-up: 12 months of gender inequality coverage

Spotlight on Scottish Media: who makes the news?

Spotlight on the media: why are we still blaming the victim?

Analysis of three stories that highlight a societal problem of where blame and trust is placed in cases of violence against women.

The balance fallacy: Wooden Spoon Award

This presentation was given by Zero Tolerance's 2016 Bursary Winner, Annie McLaughlin as part of the 2017 awards ceremony.

Media representation of violence against women: why do the papers give celebrities a pass?

The blame shame: why do we persist in holding victims partly responsible for sexual assault?

Annie McLaughlin is the winner of the 2016 Write to End Violence Against Women bursary. She will be writing articles for our media partner, the Sunday Herald, around the topics of violence against women and gender equality.

Media representation of violence against women: the reality of elderly perpetrators

Media representation of violence against women: why we need to talk about the Navy

Invisible Women: The Wooden Spoon Award

This speech was given by Kirsty Strickland for the presentation of the Wooden Spoon Award.

Media reporting and Spalding