Media Advocacy / Literacy Content Topic Results
The results displayed below have been grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections - containing our most highly valued resources - then by individual related materials. Refine your search by category, types, author and/or publisher using the options provided. Sort by date published, date added, or alphabetically. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
Materials
Materials
- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
September 2013
What is the connection between firearms and domestic violence homicides?
Publisher(s):This form offers taking points for advocates on the connection between firearms and domestic violence homicides. Recent, fully cited statistics are provided to assist advocates in engaging the media and raising awareness of this important issue.
Materials
- General Material
July 2013
Privacy & Safety on Facebook: A Guide for Survivors of Abuse
Publisher(s):This guide addresses privacy on Facebook, as well as safety tips and options for when someone is misusing the site to harass, monitor, threaten, or stalk. It refers back to Facebook's Help Center for more detailed information on settings and features.
Materials
- General Material
June 2013
When Crisis Strikes: A Toolkit for Critical Incident Response and Management
Publisher(s): PCADV developed this toolkit to help domestic violence programs navigate a crisis situation – a homicide, suicide, natural death, accident or fire – that could disrupt services, distress staff and shelter residents, and attract unwanted media and public interest.
Materials
- General Material
April 2013
#FemFuture: Online Revolution
Publisher(s):In this report, the authors build on a 2012 convening where 21 writers, activists, and educators who work in the online feminist landscape came together to discuss their needs, desires, and hopes for the online feminist future.
Materials
- General Material
January 2013
Media Packet: Info & Stats for Journalists
Publisher(s):Sexual violence is a complicated topic to understand. There are many fears, myths and stereotypes and that reporting on these topics is a difficult task. To assist journalists and media outlets in reporting on these topics, this packet offers key information on various topics related to sexual violence.
Materials
- General Material
January 2013
Legal Tips on Using Social Media for Advocacy
Publisher(s): This fact sheet provides tips on how 501(c)(3) nonprofits can legally use social media for advocacy and when social media use counts as lobbying.
Materials
- General Material
January 2013
How movies teach manhood
Publisher(s): In this TED Talk, Colin Strokes shares personal anecdotes about the role of media in shaping young boys' perceptions of manhood.
Materials
- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
September 2012
Does domestic violence lead to homicide?
Publisher(s):This form offers taking points for advocates on domestic violence homicides. Recent, fully cited statistics are provided to assist advocates in engaging the media and raising awareness of this important issue.
Materials
- General Material
May 2012
Lack of Online Privacy Rights Is Very Troubling
Publisher(s):In this podcast, ABA Journal web producer Lee Rawles talks with Lori Andrews, author of I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy about the lack of online privacy rights and the need for a social media constitution.
Materials
- Training Tools
- General Material
January 2012
Telling the Full Story: An Online Guide for Journalists Covering Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This Online Guide is a reissue of the 2000 publication, The Domestic Violence Handbook for Journalists, and provides resources and information to reporters who cover domestic violence homicides.
Materials
- General Material
January 2012
The Basics: What Every Reporter Needs to Know about IPV
Publisher(s): This is a tipsheet for reporters to help them report sensitively and accurately on issues involving intimate partner violence.
Materials
- General Material
December 2011
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey Communications Toolkit
Publisher(s):This toolkit contains creative ideas and examples that CDC’s partners, grantees, and other groups can use leading up to and following the release of NISVS data.