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The EU-India Media Initiative on HIV/AIDS
aims to promote good media practices and favourably impact
coverage of the many issues that surround HIV/AIDS.
Too often, reporters shy away from covering HIV/AIDS in depth
because they aren't adequately prepared. Admittedly, the subject
can be intimidating-it seems to consist of abstruse technicalities
enveloped in an environment of fear, prejudice, denial, cultural
issues, and even political considerations. And, of course,
sensitivities are high. This Media Manual intends to demystify
the subject, set out a roadmap for the uninitiated reporter,
and provide fresh inputs to those already covering HIV/AIDS.
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The chapters address basics, the epidemic, updates on recent
happenings, and several tools for reporters-ethical considerations,
appropriate language, analytical frameworks, and story topic
ideas.The Initiative is being undertaken by The Thomson
Foundation with the financial assistance of the European
Union. The Foundation's partners in the project are: The
Indian Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS, Commonwealth
Broadcasting Association and the Jean Monnet European Centre
for Excellence, which is part of the University of Tampere
in Finland. Journalists work under a variety of pressures-deadlines
and competition among them-and this Manual aims to make
their task a little bit easier. If reporting on HIV/AIDS
in India can be scaled up a notch and the millions of PLWHA
in the country accorded more dignity as a result of this
Manual, we will consider our task rewarded.
This Media Manual has been prepared by Mimmy
Jain & Savyasaachi Jain
for The Thomson Foundation under The EU-India Media Initiative
on HIV/AIDS.
The chapters of the manual can be
downloaded here as PDF
files:
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Project
Director:
Gareth Price
Project Head:
Ian Masters
Editor:
John Ryan
Project Editor, India:
Savyasaachi Jain |
The HIV/AIDS Media Manual, India, 2007 has been
produced in five languages. Click here
to view the HIV/AIDS Media Manual 2007. Click here to download
the Manual in:
English
Hindi
Bengali
Marathi and
Tamil
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