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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
April 2008
Incorporating Evaluation into Media Campaign Design
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research paper provides information on core concepts relevant to media campaign evaluation strategies and showcases several sexual violence prevention campaigns that have completed evaluations at various stages of the implementation process.
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- General Material
January 2008
Covering Domestic Violence: A Guide for Journalists and Other Media Professionals
Publisher(s):This guide is designed to assist journalists in accurately covering domestic violence homicides and other related stories.
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- General Material
January 2008
Technology Safety Planning with Survivors: Tips to discuss if someone you know is in danger
Publisher(s):This handout provides some simple but critical tips about phone, computer, email, instant messaging and other technology use to discuss if someone you know is in danger. Available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Somali, and Russian.
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- General Material
June 2007
Model Protocol on Confidentiality When Working with Battered Women
Publisher(s):This model protocol on confidentiality covers definitions, federal and state obligations, recommended policy and procedure, training, protecting confidentiality of immigrant and refugee women, and dealing with the media. It also contains sample forms for releases.
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- General Material
January 2007
Youth Social Marketing Toolkit
Publisher(s):This toolkit provides an overview of how agencies with limited financial resources can develop a social marketing campaign that reaches youth and young adults.
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- General Material
November 2006
Where to Find Free Images and Visuals: Sites and search engines for finding high-quality free pictures
Publisher(s):This article lists free online image banks for use when searching for quality images and photos to complement an important article, essay, presentation, or report.
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- General Material
October 2006
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
Publisher(s):This 7 minute clip from the full-length educational film, "Tough Guise," introduces the impact of media culture on social constructions of masculinity.
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- General Material
January 2004
Effective Outreach Through the Media
Publisher(s):This is a guide for those working in agencies that serve victims of sexual assault on how to effectively utilize the media.
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- General Material
January 2003
Distracted by Drama: How California Newspapers Portray Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s):The publication describes the results of a study analyzing how violence is reported in two nationally prominent CA newspapers during the course of a year. Findings of the study are described in detail to reveal how contemporary reporting portrays IPV.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2002
General Domestic Violence Statistics Packet: Using Statistics and Evaluating Research
Publisher(s):Offers key issues on selecting statistics and questions to ask when reviewing a dataset or research study. Includes an annotated list of various statistics, a chart comparing four national datasets, a bibliography and extensive web site resource list.
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- General Material
March 2001
Survivors of intimate violence seek help online: Implications of responding to increasing requests
Publisher(s):This paper focuses on the nature of help-seeking emails and recommends that a strategic plan be developed to address safety, confidentiality and liability concerns of online advocacy. It explores some of the implications around responding to requests from survivors online.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 1999
Media Outreach Made Easy: An Advocate's Guide to Working With the Press
Publisher(s):This document provides basic information on the many ways to use the media to disseminate messages about domestic violence to the American public. A set of sample media materials is included.