Following the launch of the media guidelines on 5 March 2019, we have received a lot of positive news coverage. You can read and/or listen below.

 

Judith Thompson, Victims Commissioner on U105: https://www.u105.com/listenback/

Allan Leonard reports on the launch in Shared Future News: https://sharedfuture.news/2019/03/07/media-guidelines-potential-remedy-for-damaging-past-reportage/   This report is also available on Slugger O’Toole: https://sluggerotoole.com/2019/03/08/media-guidelines-potential-remedy-for-damaging-past-reportage/

Philip Bradfield reports on the launch in the News Letter: https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/launch-of-media-codes-for-troubles-victims-1-8836012

Paul Gallagher, Victims and Survivors Forum member, delivered the following speech at the launch: https://cutdabegs.blogspot.com/2019/03/victims-and-media-first-do-no-harm-then.html

Cheryl Lawther, Project PI, published the following blog post on JusticeHub: https://justicehub.org/article/guidelines-for-media-on-interviewing-victims-and-survivors/