Journalists can fall in a number of traps when writing about violence against women, which makes their coverage confirm stereotypes.
To help reporters make their approach more constructive, we spoke to two winners and a judge of the Ending Violence Against Women Media Awards to collate some best practices.
In this podcast, we hear from:
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Polly Neate, chief executive of Women's Aid;
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Salma Haidrani, freelance journalist and winner of the features category;
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Samara Linton, writer, Black Ballad, and winner of the new journalist category;
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