No matter the issue being discussed, media plays an important role – arguably the most important role – in forming public opinion. How events and stories are covered by the media has the potential to shape and reinforce not only opinion among the general public but also political and public policy and how governments address or do not address the events and issues that are being covered.
This course (and the accompanying Guide for Journalists) is intended to provide journalists, broadcasters, editors, photographers, and anyone else who does or is aspiring to work in or with the media with tools and resources they may not otherwise have at their disposal when reporting on gender-based violence and gendered issues.