Ms. Vu Van Anh (Director of the Center for Research and Application of Science on Gender - Family - Women and Adolescents (CSAGA)
At the discussion, Ms. Vu Van Anh (Director of the Center for Research and Application of Science on Gender - Family - Women and Adolescents (CSAGA) warned: 90% of those who commit acts of abuse against women and children are relatives and acquaintances of their families. 63% of Vietnamese women have at least once been the subject of violence caused by their husbands or partners, but more than 90% of victims have chosen to remain silent. In the world, 1 in 3 women die from gender-based violence, "so in the time it takes to finish a cup of tea, a woman dies".
Emphasizing that the press and media are an important channel to promote social awareness of gender-based violence, Ms. Van Anh said that journalists first of all need to equip themselves with knowledge and correct awareness of gender equality and gender-based violence in order to be able to reflect the story in a humane way and not violate ethical principles. “Although journalists are under pressure of time and pressure to tell very specific details to increase authenticity, you have to find a way to make the person involved not feel that they are being abused a second time, or that their identity is revealed, which can easily cause the character's life to fall into crisis.”
Ms. Van Anh also shared the reality that many reporters go to interview and get information to write articles about gender-based violence but do not fully understand the concept of gender-based violence, making the questions not deep enough, even showing prejudice in thinking, causing the articles to unintentionally cause incorrect perceptions for readers.
Dr. Do Anh Duc (Institute of Journalism and Communication)
"Sometimes we only have one choice, one side is fame, completing the mission with the most truthful information and the other side is preserving the safety and dignity of the character. That is sometimes a difficult choice for journalists, depending on their maturity in perception" - Director of CSAGA said.
Mr. Le Xuan Trung (Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Tuoi Tre Newspaper) participated online.Mr. Le Xuan Trung (Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Tuoi Tre Newspaper) shared that there have been training sessions on improving skills in preventing sexual harassment and violence against women and children for reporters and journalists, with the aim of raising awareness, creating gender equality and democracy in the press and media environment. In addition, violence against women is a violation of human rights, a social issue that the press and media have the responsibility to participate in reflecting to change society's perception of this problem, contributing to promoting policies, regulations and laws to regulate social behaviors. Reporting on these issues will have a social deterrent effect, not just to recount the crime but to remind and urge society and the government to join hands to prevent acts of violence against women and girls.
Ms. Lucila Carrasco (UNESCO Information and Communication Department)
Sharing about the handbook “Reporting on Violence against Women and Girls - A Handbook for Journalists”, Ms. Lucila Carrasco (UNESCO Information and Communication Department) said that this is a document published by UNESCO in 2019 to provide useful resources on this issue for journalists, journalism students, lecturers, journalism and communication professionals around the world. This is an informative tool that can provide practical support for journalists when reporting on gender-based violence.
The handbook provides guidance on reporting on gender-based violence, divided into two chapters, providing specific information on combating violence against women and girls related to: cyberbullying and online harassment of female journalists, early or child marriage, forced marriage, gender-based abortion, sexual harassment, sexual assault, “honor killings”, human trafficking and migrant smuggling, violence against women in conflict, violence by an intimate partner or former partner and domestic homicides.
Delving into the professional skills of journalism, the handbook offers general recommendations on how to address, structure and report on violence against women and girls; writing and editing skills related to principles of ensuring dignity, safety and trust with interviewees, informed consent, listening to feedback, choosing locations, cultural sensitivity, selecting interpreters, interviewing children, selecting images... "The handbook provides media professionals with a number of recommendations and examples of practice; helping journalists better deal with the dilemmas they face when reporting on gender-specific issues".
Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen (Deputy Director of the Institute of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities)
From the side of the journalism and communication training institution, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen (Deputy Director of the Institute of Journalism and Communication Training, University of Social Sciences and Humanities) said: The Institute has consulted very closelyCode of ethics for journalistsincluding 10 articles issued by the Vietnam Journalists Association in 2016, including these conventions in the output standards of journalism and media training programs; the goal is to train journalists and media workers who are both good at expertise and professionalism, and strong in professional ethics. In particular, article 4 of the Convention clearly states that journalists must uphold the spirit of humanity, respect human rights, not violate privacy, and not harm the legitimate interests of individuals or organizations. "As a training institution that promotes humanistic values in human training, Humanistic journalism is the trend of world journalism and is also the value we pursue. We have been and will always strive to realize this value in our training programs and products in the present and the future".
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