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PreventConnect Reading Club: news coverage of child sexual abuse

August 15, 2011

posted in: prevention

  Case by Case: News coverage of child sexual abuse released by the Berkeley Media Studies Group with support from the Ms. Foundation for Women, demonstrates that child sexual abuse is underreported and that media coverage does not describe the social context of child sexual abuse.  The report includes recommendations for journalists on ways to improve coverage of child

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PreventConnect web conference: Create News to Prevent Violence

July 5, 2011

posted in: prevention

PreventConnect.org The next PreventConnect web conference From Data to Prevention II: Using Data to Make the Case for Prevention will explore how to “create news to prevent violence.”  The web conference will be held on Monday, July 25, 2011, 11am Pacific Time (2pm Eastern Time, 1pm Central Time, noon Mountain Time) and repeated on Tuesday,

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Media is out there — but sexual violence still exists

June 25, 2011

posted in: CALCASA

During the past few days, there has been discussion, speeches and documentaries displayed at the Allied Media Conference in Detroit, Mich., that highlight how media — of all types — is creating social justice around the world. In every single media session that I attended, the issue of sexual assault was raised, especially child sexual

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New study shows media underreport child sexual abuse

May 24, 2011

posted in: prevention

The new report Case by Case: News coverage of child sexual abuse released by the Berkeley Media Studies Group with support from the Ms. Foundation for Women, demonstrates that child sexual abuse is underreported and that media coverage does not describe the social context of child sexual abuse. The report includes recommendations for journalists on

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IMF chief’s arrest offers teachable moment

May 17, 2011

posted in: Public Affairs

The story of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the IMF chief who faces charges of sexually assaulting and attempting to rape a maid at a Manhattan hotel, is making headline news at a rapid rate. Major media outlets, such as CNN, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, have feverishly followed this story. This is, of course,

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Men speak out about sexist coverage of rape: A call to action

April 6, 2011

posted in: prevention

Just days after Vice President Joe Biden spoke eloquently about the need for men to take action against rape, I am pleased to join with over 40 other men who are national leaders in sexual violence prevention efforts to release the following statement sparked by the news coverage of the gang rape of an 11

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