[Wamvan] Fresh of the presses! Tip-sheet for reporters made by YOU

[Jarrah]

Here's the link to the article on our website that you can share:

http://womenactionmedia.org/2014/10/16/journalists-covering-local-elections-provided-with-tips-on-avoiding-sexist-political-coverage/

Thanks again everyone for your feedback.

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 11:29 AM, Natalie Hill <nhill10 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello WAM!mers,
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> After a few great events earlier this month, *we have created a useful
> document for journalists, based on your concrete ideas and insights about
> sexism in politics and political reporting. We're pleased to be sharing it
> today!*
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> Thanks to everyone who came out to our Monday Media Mutiny (MMM) event on
> October 6th, and to those of you who came to the forum on sexism in
> politics organized by Trish Kelly on Oct 3. At both events we heard lots of
> interesting thoughts about sexism in the media, especially related to
> politics and elections. At the Oct 6th event we and a sharp group of
> women drew up a list of tips for journalists to avoid sexist political
> reporting, in light of the municipal elections coming up next month.
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> *Over the past week Jarrah and I turned these conversations into a short
> tip-sheet for reporters*. We've formatted it as a press release, with the
> rationale that this structure may make it more likely to be seen and/or
> ready journalists who are pretty used to this convention. We also included
> a 'fast facts' section, on the advice of one of the MMM attendees who had
> some good insights into what catches journalists' attention.
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> A huge thank you to everyone who came out to those events and gave us your
> input! *Please let us know if you have any feedback, questions or
> concerns.* While we are going to 'go live' with the document, we can
> always make changes going forward if anyone's concerned or feels we didn't
> capture things accurately.
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> Jarrah will be putting this up on our website and posting the link later
> today. Please share it widely through your networks!
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> Cheers,
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> Natalie
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