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Journalists draft Burma's first guidelines for coverage of children
Two dozen young journalists drafted a code of ethics as part of a training recent training course in Burma. The code included the first set of guidelines for Burmese journalists reporting on children. (IJNet)
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Adventures in Television - The Youth Media Literacy Adventure
'Adventures in Television' is a complete how-to-kit, from the United States, for putting on a media literacy through television summer camp for youth of any age. The kit includes all of the materials needed to create an exciting and stimulating day-camp experience, from the weekly schedule to step by step instructions on securing grants and sponsorships. 'Adventures in Television' has been developed by Portland Community Media, a cable access and community media education centre, which aims to promote participation in civic life through community media.
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| • | Paedophile
fear strikes again in the UK press
Fear of paedophiles combined with
a new Data Protection Act, has led to a heated debate in Britain about whether
newspapers should be allowed to photograph children, and publish those photographs,
without the permission of their parents. The issue is eroding traditional coverage
of schools and their activities by the local press. The latest battleground is
a music festival. (Press Gazette)
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| • | Newspapers
Often Portray Children as Victims
A
new global study of newspaper coverage of children has found that nearly one-third
of the articles about them concern children as victims. That was by far the largest
category of stories about children in the study, which was produced in a unique
cooperative project between newspapers and schools world-wide. The researchers
were children themselves.
Key
findings from the study
Methodology
and more findings
(World Association
of Newspapers)
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| • | Children
and advertising in Sri Lanka 
According
to this report, there is little awareness of child rights amongst Sri Lankan media
workers. The report examines issues such as whether children are portrayed ethically
in Sri Lankan advertising, codes of practice governing the portrayal of children,
awareness of those codes amongst media workers and advertisers - and what can
be done to encourage adherence to them. (Centre
for Policy Alternatives & UNICEF) (PDF
/ 628KB)
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Exploitation of Children in Tourism - Survey for Journalists
A survey of
Sri Lankan journalists, by the Centre for Policy Alternatives in collaboration
with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). One finding is that, although
naming victims of sex crimes are rare in Sri Lankan media, identifying them recognisable
ways is not uncommon - especially by the electronic media. Contains case studies.
Summary
of the survey
Report
on media coverage: 'Sexual Exploitation of Children in Tourism'
(Centre
for Policy Alternatives)
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