Ethical Reporting on Children by Discover the Journey
Our work often involves reporting on children and at times in conflict zones or areas when a child's safety or integrity may be compromised. In a recent review of our parental release we came across a helpful resource from Discover the Journey (DTJ) for storytellers working with children. The Child Protection Manifesto from DTJ explores policies and best practices that inform how and why to tell stories about children at risk, based on thousands of hours spent listening to children around the world. In addition to adhering to UNICEF’s “Principles for Ethical Reporting on Children,” the Child Protection Manifesto explains DTJ’s philosophy and outlines specific guidelines for media usage and media gathering. The following guidelines are taken from the Child Protection Manifesto, Edition 001:Media Usage We do not use any images/video that are exploitative of the child. More specifically we will not use photos of inflated suffering. So often these are misrepresentations…
