Sexual Assault in the Media

After describing a sexual assault story in an episode of Netflix’s Criminal: UK, Annie McLaughlin writes in the Zero Tolerance blog: ‘The media cannot be held solely responsible for the scandal of low rape conviction rates, but neither can journalists and dramatists deny the real-life impact of the stories they tell.’

To see the full article, click here: ‘The media has the power to banish the myth that women routinely lie about sexual assault: it’s time it stopped perpetuating it’

In its media section, Zero Tolerance writes ‘irresponsible reporting can reinforce myths about the ‘causes’ of violence. It can encourage victim blaming and deflect attention from the perpetrator, and discourage women from reporting violence against them’. Zero Tolerance offers to help journalists and editors to ensure their reporting on violence against women is both accurate and sensitive. For more information and contact details, go to Zero Tolerance / Media.

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