Media Monitoring

Every year we undertake a small media monitoring research project in order to investigate current trends in the reporting of violence against women.

Reporting the impact of COVID-19 on violence against women - how do stories cover the interaction between these two epidemics?

Celebrities can be perpetrators too - how are accused celebrities covered in the media?

Why Language matters - Exploring the ways crimes and perpetrators are described.

What's the story?: An overview of findings from a week of media monitoring

Non-Physical Violence: Discussing the types of crimes covered by the media.

Whose voices are heard?: Exploring whose stories are told and who is considered a "perpetrator".

Why language matters: Looking at the ways perpetrators and victim/survivors are written about.

What's the story?: A quantitative analysis of the types of crimes covered by the media.

Language matters: An in-depth exploration of the type of language used in stories of violence against women.

Why are we still blaming the victim?: Who do stories report as believable?

Who makes the news?: a gender breakdown on the authors of these stories.

What's the situation in Scotland?: A quantitative analysis of the types of crimes covered by the media.

We need to talk about the navy: An in-depth analysis of the way one story was covered by various papers.

The reality of elderly perpetrators: How does the media report on crimes committed by men over 60?

Media Guidelines on Violence Against Women and Girls for Broadcast Media Guidelines on reporting on men's violence against women and girls for broadcast journalism.

Zero Tolerance's Media Guidelines on Violence Against Women and Girls for Print Zero Tolerance's media guidelines on violence against women and girls are for journalists, editors, and other media professionals.