Content & Programming - Spoken Word Content

Contents

  1. Reporting and the Portrayal of Suicide and Mental Illness
  2. Reporting on Disability
  3. Reporting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Issues
  4. Checking for Mis/disinformation
  5. Other Resources

Reporting and the Portrayal of Suicide and Mental Illness   

Mindframe provides valuable resources for those in the media who have any involvement with the reporting or portrayal of suicide and mental illness. The online resources aim to support media professionals ensure that the quality of reporting and portrayal of both suicide and mental illness is sensitive and responsible.

This resource empowers safe and responsible reporting on the issues of mental illness in the context of violence and crime. 

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Reporting on Disability  

It is important that you are aware of the meaning behind the words you use when talking to, referring to or working with people with disabilitySome terms and language can be a barrier to full participation in society and also can mean people with disability feel hurt and excluded. 

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Reporting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Issues   

Whether deliberate or unconscious, those working in the media have the power to influence how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are perceived and understood. This guide is designed to encourage recognition and respect for Indigenous people’s images, knowledge, voices and stories in the media. This guide should be used as a starting point and general guide only.

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