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In practice
Protect survivors’ identities
This includes communicating on secure platforms, leaving out identifying details such as someone’s workplace or school, and offering anonymity.
Obtain informed consent
Because it can put them at risk, get a survivor’s permission before fact-checking any portion of their story with the other people involved.
Be prepared to change course
If a situation changes and a survivor no longer feels safe participating in a story, their safety takes priority.
“Covering domestic violence is totally different from covering any other kind of news. As journalists, we have to understand that.”
Rossana Drumond
Publisher
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Alianza Metropolitan News
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