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17 Aug

How to Report on Children in Crises

The director of MediaWise Trust developed this tip sheet for Reuters reporters working in countries where children’s lives are at risk from such things as war, famine and extreme poverty.

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17 Aug

Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Billed as “a global resource for journalists who cover violence,” this site features three sections relevant to journalists covering children. Reminding journalists that children are not “mini-adults” and “deserve special […]

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17 Aug

The Media and Children’s Rights

This is a UNICEF sponsored booklet discussing the impact of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on journalists working with children. It covers, among other things, children with […]

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17 Aug

Convention on the Rights of the Child

Journalists dealing with children and family issues should be familiar with this set of standards and obligations regarding childhood. It spells out the basic set of human rights agreed upon […]

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17 Aug

UNICEF’s Principles for Ethical Reporting on Children

This set of guidelines is intended to help journalists navigate the ethical waters of reporting on and writing about children. It attempts to balance the best interests of children with […]

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17 Aug

Journalism educators need to rethink their role

Many award-winning journalists never studied journalism in university, raising the question whether people who don’t study journalism make better journalists. In an attempt to explore that idea, Betty Medsger, a leading […]

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17 Aug

Children and Trauma

By Ashley M. HeherQuill, Dec2000, Vol. 88, Issue 10A report on a session at the Society of Professional Journalists Convention in 2000, this article raises the need for a cautious […]

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17 Aug

Is the U.S. Government Making Children Fat?

By Barry YeomanNieman Reports, Spring 2003, Vol. 57 Issue 1.Yeoman discusses how, in reporting on school lunches for a Mother Jones story, he developed a deeper, more thoughtful perspective on […]

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17 Aug

Covering teen suicide: One paper’s decision

Newspapers often won’t touch stories about children who suicide as they don’t want to be seen to be encouraging copycat behaviour. Barbara Walsh at Poynter.org discusses her struggles with the […]

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17 Aug

Beyond Puff: Writing about kids

Kelly McBride at Poynter.org discusses why “telling the stories of children is one of the most important things journalists do”; And she directs readers (through links in the text and […]

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