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End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence

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Place Intimate Partner Violence in Context
Use Effective Sources
Provide Resources to Readers
Use Survivor-Affirming Language

Place Intimate Partner Violence in Context

Use Effective Sources

Provide Resources to Readers

Use Survivor-Affirming Language


Intimate Partner Violence Media Guide

This guide is an online resource to help reporters, journalists, copywriters, headline writers, editors, and others in the media industry more effectively cover intimate partner violence. Specifically, this guide aims to assist with the following:

Understanding the dynamics of intimate partner violence as a societal problem and public health epidemic in New York City, nationally, and globally rather than as an isolated incident.

Dispelling common myths about intimate partner violence.

Sharing the most up-to-date statistics about intimate partner violence.

Identifying and connecting with expert sources.

Providing a list of local and national resources for people experiencing intimate partner violence.

Describing what a person can do if someone they know is experiencing intimate partner violence.

Using survivor-affirming and non-gendered language.

Navigate through the guide and learn about best practices using the links on the left-hand side.
Get additional press resources

Other national press resources that informed the development of this guide:

The Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence's Online Guide for Journalists

The Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence's Reporting on Domestic Violence in Connecticut: A Guide for Media

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