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Uncovered is a resource developed by and for Australian journalists interested in best practice reporting on violence against women.

Critique, investigations, conversations. 

A Centre for Advancing Journalism project in partnership with Domestic Violence Victoria, VicHealth and the Victorian Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission.

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Survivors
Di Elderton
Survivors of violence: the dos and don'ts of reporting their stories
Journalists aren't always great at telling the stories of survivors - a lesson I learnt the hard way. We asked three women what reporters could and should be doing to get it right.
Opinion
Domestic Violence
Media
Helpline
Get it right on helplines
Victims are the people to think about when providing sources of help.
Opinion
Domestic Violence
Media
Police investigating domestic violence homicide
Men who kill their partners are not “good guys”
Is it appropriate to quote friends and neighbours who describe men who commit domestic violence homicides as 'nice' or 'good guys'?
Opinion
Domestic Violence
Family Violence
Media
Homelessness depicted in the Herald Sun
Herald Sun: try joining the dots on family violence and homelessness
While the Herald Sun has revived its ‘Take A Stand’ campaign, the paper’s demonisation of Melbourne’s homeless population undermines its position on family violence.
Opinion
Sexual Violence
Survivors
Rape is not sex
Rape and child abuse are not ‘sex’
Children cannot give consent to sex or sexual relationships with adults, so it’s not sex, it’s rape or abuse. Language matters.
Opinion
Domestic Violence
Family Violence
Media
four people died in the Bourke Street attack
Bourke Street and reporting on terrorism: perception vs reality
Terrorism is perceived as something only perpetrated by Muslims, but the reality is that Australians are in much greater danger from domestic terrorism than Islamic extremism.
News
Domestic Violence
Family Violence
Domestic violence or family violence?
Explainer: What do we mean when we talk about family and domestic violence?
What is the difference between family and domestic violence? What do these terms mean?
News
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence at Christmas
Domestic violence: A big news story this Christmas
While the news slows over summer, domestic violence certainly doesn't - something reporters should keep in mind.
Feature
Domestic Violence
Maria Lutz and her two children, Martin and Elisa
Murdering your wife and children should not earn you sympathy
A man who kills himself, when he also kills his wife and children, is still a murderer.
Feature
Violence Against Women
Source: The Daily Telegraph
Contempt and the reporting of domestic violence: Hard lessons

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