The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) in collaboration with the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) hosted a seminar on “Gender Equality and Media and Reporting on Violence Against Women and Girls” in Hanoi on December 16.
Speakers share experience in encuraging reports on violence against women, girls
The seminar was conducted to help raise public awareness and understanding on “Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG)” in and through the media and to provide guidance to media professionals on how to report VAWG issues.
It also aimed to attract the participation of government agencies and Vietnam's key national media outlets such as the Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam Television (VTV) and Vietnam News Agency (VNA) among others in the domain.
The seminar was attended by key opinion leaders and experts on media, journalism and gender from VOV, VTV, VNA, School of Journalism and Communications, and University of Social Sciences and Humanities, as well as nearly 30 journalists from media agencies.
At the seminar, speakers highlighted how relevant is media professionals from all the country participate in the Quiz to improve the media coverage on violence against women and girls.
“I encourage to reporters, photographers, editors and heads of departments from radio and TV stations, as well as printed newspapers, and online media outlets, at the national level, to participate in the contest, as it is a great opportunity to acquire information and knowledge on the topic”, said Ngo Minh Hien, vice president of VOV.
Sharing Hien’s view, UNESCO Vietnam Representative Christian Manhart said the seminar and the Quiz will deepen the knowledge of journalists and media that will contribute to fight against gender based violence.
Speakers and journalists discussed topics such as the difficulties and challenges of media professionals when reporting on gender-based violence. Through real-life experiences, they shared how to cover these issues to protect the privacy of victims and their families in a skillful and effective way, how to break the silence of women when they have suffered verbal, physical, sexual or online abuses, among others, and how to avoid turning victims of abuse becoming pitiable again.
At the seminar, two UNESCO resources in Vietnamese were introduced by Lucila Carrasco, Communication and Information Sector of UNESCO in Vietnam: Reporting on Violence against Women and Girls - Handbook for Journalists (can be accessed here: https://bit.ly/3Dwyukp) and The Big Conversation - Handbook to Address Violence against Women in and through the Media
Handbooks can be accessed here: https://bit.ly/3Dwyukp
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