- This Webinar was originally broadcast on:
- February 22, 2007 Enroll Now
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Course Overview
- Title:
- Covering Sexual Assault
- Type:
- Webinar
- Cost:
- Free
- Originally Broadcast On:
- February 22, 2007
- Time Estimate:
- One hour
About Webinars
In this virtual classroom, participants can join in a seminar led by Poynter faculty and visiting faculty. This screencast includes live audio and a slideshow presentation in which participants can post questions and respond to poll questions posed by the host.
Covering sexual assault is perilous. Whether you are reporting on a high-profile criminal investigation such as the Duke lacrosse team, covering a kidnapping or trying to assess the competence of your local police department, you are balancing the needs of vulnerable stakeholders against your duty to tell the truth and inform the public.
This course, originally broadcast Feb. 22, 2007, examines the various issues you are up against when covering sexual assault. It will help you raise your awareness in interviewing victims, know the rights of the accused and understand public reports and surveys.
What Will I Learn:
- Strategies for journalists and victim advocates who wish to work together
- Hurdles that prevent us from telling the whole truth about sexual assault and educating the public
- Techniques for interviewing victims and being sensitive to the rights of the accused
Who Should Take this Course:
This course is for anyone who has ever grappled with what -- and how much -- sensitive information to include in a story.
Course Instructors:
Kelly McBride
Kelly McBride is a writer, teacher, and one of the country's leading voices when it comes to media ethics. She has been on the faculty of The Poynter Institute since 2002. She currently runs the Ethics Department and also works in the Reporting, Writing and Editing Department at Poynter. Before coming to Poynter, she was an award-winning religion reporter at The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane, WA.
Susan Lewis
Susan Lewis is communications director for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
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