کوردی SEED and the Journalism Initiative on GBV (JiG) Launch Pocket Guide for Media Practitioners on Ethical Engagement and Reporting on Survivors of GBV September, 28 – Erbil, Iraq: Today, on World News Day, SEED Foundation and the Journalism Initiative on Gender-Based Violence (JiG), are proud to launch a [...]
Pocket Guide for Media Practitioners Harmful and stigmatizing coverage of women in the media has the potential to inform public opinion and rhetoric across vulnerable communities, normalize and/or lead to the continuation of violence, promote victim-blaming, and stigmatize survivors. Women and survivors of violence should be treated with respect, have their safety and [...]
Between Books and Street-Smarts: Ethics of Journalism in Iraq and Kurdistan The media — including newspapers, television, radio, websites, and social media, through which we are exposed to or consume information from — represents a critical and powerful sphere of influence that underpins the norms, ideas, and behaviors within society. Media practitioners therefore have [...]
Government of Iraq, Kurdistan Regional Government, UN, and Humanitarian Partners Launch the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence at Let’s Talk Conference UNITE! Activism to end violence against women and girls 28 November 2022; Erbil, Iraq – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)’s annual “Let’s Talk” conference this year brought together the [...]