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Media
You can:
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Utilize domestic violence advocacy organization as sources whenever covering domestic violence stories.
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Avoid headlines and coverage that implicates victims in their own abuse or death.
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Avoid portraying family violence as “conflict.”
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Always run the statewide hotline number, 800-33-HAVEN, with stories on domestic violence. Your story may be the only way victims in your community learn there is help available.
Resources for Media
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“Covering domestic Violence: A Guide for Journalists and Other Media Professionals,” available at – www.wscadv.org/Resources/index.thm#mg
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News Coverage of Violence Against Women, Marian Meyers, Sage publications.
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National Network to End Domestic Violence’s National Media Project – www.nnedv.org
