Sane StigmaWatch
Posted on Monday, September 21 @ 01:38:51 PDT by judith
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"During 2008-2009, StigmaWatch received 326 reports of stigma. The majority of inappropriate coverage was associated with the reporting of suicide, particularly the description of methods in news stories and features. The most extreme stigmatising media coverage, however, was sensationalised news reporting, often concerning violence or the inaccurate, misleading and hurtful use of terms such as 'schizophrenic'...
After a spike in reports of stigma in online media during 2007-08, reports of this dropped from over 50% to 32% in the current year, suggesting the effectiveness of StigmaWatch in being able to rapidly identify, assess, and take action on cases which meet the criteria.
An increase in stigmatising advertisements was also tackled, with two cases found to be in breach of the Advertising Standards Bureau's Code of Ethics, and so requiring withdrawal or modification."
From SANE StigmaWatch 2009 a program of the SANE Media Centre
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Average Score: 5
Votes: 1
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