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

[Natalie Hill]

Thanks Jarrah.

Just a quick update - we have now tweeted out the tip-sheet to no less than
82 journalists and local media outlets, directly and personally. We're
already seeing a response. Eg:

*Matt Kieltyka* ‏@MKieltyka  <https://twitter.com/MKieltyka> 9m9 minutes ago
<https://twitter.com/MKieltyka/status/522918710429122560>

Good tips here, seen some cringe worthy stuff b4 RT @wamvancity
<https://twitter.com/wamvancity>: @MKieltyka <https://twitter.com/MKieltyka>
Tips to Avoid Sexist Political Coverage: http://ow.ly/CTscP
<http://t.co/YbyK30UYx4>

Thanks everyone! Let's keep the convo going on twitter - feel free to
respond to any of the journalists you see engaging with wam and the
tipsheet. Feel free to add #womenpoli or #vanpoli to your tweets (couldn't
quite fit those on our tweets to the reporters - oops!).

Thanks

Natalie

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 11:53 AM, Jarrah <jarrahhodge at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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,
>>
>>
>>
>> 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!*
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> *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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jarrah will be putting this up on our website and posting the link later
>> today. Please share it widely through your networks!
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>>
>> Natalie
>>
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