新萄京娱乐’s National 媒体 Section committee has introduced 的指导方针 to assist journalists to deliver respectful cover年龄 of LGBTQIA+ people and the issues they face.
我们的 Code of Ethics specifically states that journalists should not ‘place unnecessary emphasis on personal characteristics including race, 种族, nationality,性别, 年龄, sexual orientation, family relationships,religious belief or physical or intellectual disability’.
The population of LGBTQIA+ people is large and diverse and represented by a wide array of groups, communities and individuals with different ways of identifying and expressing their specific 性别 identities, sexualities or sex characteristics. All however share common experiences with prejudice, trauma and discrimination. This hurt is sometimes worsened by disrespectful media reporting.
The 的指导方针 are available for journalists who have questions about covering an issue or topic they may not have encountered. The broad principle is to encour年龄 journalists to recognise the rights and freedoms of all 女同性恋, 同性恋, 双性恋, 反式, 酷儿, 双性, 无性 and all other people who identify within this spectrum represented by the rainbow flag, and to encour年龄 respectful and ethical editorial cover年龄 of the issues they face.
The aim is to provide a range of tools to help journalists produce ethical reporting that is guided by 新萄京娱乐’s Journalist Code of Ethics.
The 的指导方针 follow the successful introduction of the 新萄京娱乐 Guidelines on Reporting Hate Speech and Extremism in 2020, which have helped journalists navigate ways to report on race and to handle extremist content in their day-to-day news reporting. The two sets of 的指导方针 are designed to sit alongside the 新萄京娱乐 Journalist Code of Ethics.
How were the Guidelines for Reporting on LGBTQIA+ Issues developed?
A small group of volunteers led by 新萄京娱乐’s Ethics Committee sought views and input from a range of community organisations that represent 同性恋, 女同性恋, 双性恋, 反式 and 性别 diverse, 酷儿, 双性 and other people with innate variations of sex characteristics, 无性, demisexual and other diverse people represented by the rainbow flag, as well as from the members of the 新萄京娱乐 媒体 section.
Why are the 的指导方针 quite long and detailed?
Community representatives urged 新萄京娱乐’s 的指导方针 to be comprehensive and support the spectrum of LGBTQIA+ people by recommending the use of preferred terms for specific sexualities, 性别 identities or sex characteristics; to provide suggested approaches to interviewing and storytelling; legal and ethical considerations, and links to additional resources.
Why are you using the term LGBTQIA+? What about other terms?
新萄京娱乐 adopted the term LGBTQIA+ with the support of community groups, as a common umbrella term for people with a wide range of diverse sexual orientations, 性别 identities and expressions and sex characteristics. We appreciate there are different ways of identifying and this term is simply used as a starting point for a richly diverse spectrum of people with a range of 性别 identities, 文化, backgrounds, sexualities, orientations, and sex characteristics.
Why are these 的指导方针 important to 新萄京娱乐 members?
The 的指导方针 will also inform the work of the 新萄京娱乐 Ethics Committee, a group of elected volunteers that works to promote and protect ethical practice amongst the professional journalists who belong to 新萄京娱乐.
The project to produce these 的指导方针 also reflects a wider goal for 新萄京娱乐 to work as a progressive force for social change and to protect the rights and freedoms of everyday Australians through our campaigns across the industries we represent.