THE project Data Against feminicide (the killing of a woman girl, in particular by a man and on account of her gender) is seeking entries to its webinar themed: “Media against feminicide: narratives, challenges and responsibilities.”
The webinar, which is slated for November 26, will be followed by a workshop for December 6.
Experts from Uruguay, Brazil, Kyrgyzstan, Argentina and the U.S. will discuss the challenges and the role the media plays in reporting human rights abuse.
Panelists will also share the best reporting practices that contribute to fighting gender-based violence.
According to the organiser, “Media coverage of feminicide is essential to make gender-based violence visible and challenge it”.
“Based on the prior research and community building of Data Against Feminicide, we know that a large number of activists produce data from press monitoring. But beyond data, the media is a crucial way to disseminate information, raise awareness and influence norms and public culture”.
Journalists, activists and organisations working with data about feminicide can attend this webinar.
The webinar will be livestreamed on November 26, 2024 at 10 a.m. (EST), simultaneously in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Interested applicants can register here.
On December 6, in collaboration with Harini Suresh and Yujia Gao from Brown University, there will be a data annotation workshop focused on news reporting practices.
The workshop is expected to kick off the creation of a dataset on feminicide reporting that will support the development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool to explore both good practices and harmful narratives.
Interested applicants can register here.
Blessing Otoibhi is a Multimedia Journalist and Anchor host for the News in 60 seconds at The International Center For Investigative Reporting. You can shoot her a mail via Botoibhi@icirnigeria.org or connect on Twitter @B_otoibhi