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MEDIA
RESOURCES
The
resources below have been compiled to provide information for media practitioners
and others working on HIV/AIDS reporting.
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| 1. | HIV/AIDS
Media Guide, 2nd edition, 2000, published in collaboration with the Australian
Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) and the Australian National Council
on AIDS Hepatitis C and Related Diseases (ANCAHRD) was designed to assist
journalists and other media workers to continue their informed and considered
coverage of HIV/AIDS related issues. It is also a useful resource for a range
of people dealing with HIV/AIDS. Produced for an Australian audience, this guide
can be used in other parts of the world as well. The first part of the guide deals
with the challenges faced by governments and affected communities, and their response
to HIV/AIDS. Other sections cover the history of the virus, transmission, treatments
and a chronological account of HIV/AIDS in Australia. There is also a section
on "terms to use" comprising alternatives to common misconceptions and
terminology which denigrate and undermine people living with HIV/AIDS and which
mislead the public about the nature of the virus and its effects. The HIV/AIDS
media guide can be downloaded from http://www.ancahrd.org/pubs/pdfs/mediaguide.pdf
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HIV/AIDS: A Resource for Journalists is a booklet produced by Soul City:
Institute for Health and Development Communication in partnership with the South
African National Editors' Forum, Health-e and Department of Health. The booklet
provides accurate information, reliable contacts and resources for busy journalists
to cover the issue of HIV/AIDS effectively in order to strengthen the media's
capacity to play a constructive role. The booklet is available at
http://www.journ-aids.org/pdf/Aids_booklet.pdf
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| 3. | A
Training Manual for the Media: Gender, HIV/AIDS and Rights published by Inter
Press Service (IPS) in 2003. The manual has three modules: A Gender Analysis
Framework for the Media; Gender and HIV/AIDS - The Missing Story; and Improved
Knowledge and Skills. There are hands on exercises and examples from the media
to offer a practical feel to the content of the modules. The manual was developed
by an expert group and tested by two IPS journalists at training workshops in
South Africa and Jamaica. The manual can be downloaded from this address http://www.ipsnews.net/hivaids.asp
| | 4. | Journ-AIDS
(http://www.journ-aids.org)
is a project being undertaken by the Centre for AIDS Development, Research
and Evaluation (CADRE) that supports media professionals to provide in-depth,
accurate and critical reporting on HIV/AIDS in South Africa. The project is based
upon a research undertaken by CADRE from 2000 2002 on media reporting on HIV/AIDS.
| | 5. | Reporting
on HIV/AIDS: A Resource Guide is collection of resources for journalists with
an interest in reporting on HIV/AIDS. It grew from the African Women's Media
Centre (AWMC)'s on-line training was designed to give journalists access to
objective, accurate information on a wide range of issues related to HIV/AIDS.
It includes information on international organizations, United States government
agencies, African-based healthcare and advocacy organizations, web sites and Internet
forums concerned with HIV/AIDS. Each entry includes a short description and contact
information. AWMC hopes that this resource guide will become another weapon in
the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. The guide can obtained from
http://www.awmc.com/pub/p-4289/e-4290/
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African Women's Media Center (AWMC), in partnership with the United Nations Development
Programme created this manual, Reporting on HIV/AIDS in Africa: A Manual as
a tool for media professionals to use in improving and increasing their coverage
of HIV/AIDS in Africa. This handbook provides guidelines and tips for reporters
interested in successfully covering HIV/AIDS. It starts with the basics of good
journalism: objectivity, accuracy, and news value, and includes advice for journalists
who want their coverage of HIV/AIDS to be responsible and appealing. . This manual
was designed to help journalists find ways to do all these things and to handle
obstacles in their reporting paths. The manual can be downloaded from
http://www.awmc.com/pub/p-4680/e-4681/ | |
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NEW - (Colombo, 19 January 2007) The AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific (ASAP) and UNAIDS have met today in Colombo, Sri Lanka as members of the International Advisory Committee (IAC) to the 8 th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) which is scheduled to be held in Colombo between 19-23 August 2007. 
