Your WBA is hosting an online event with the Wisconsin Newspaper Association on Nov. 11 at noon titled, “Reporting with Care: Media, Victims, and Marsy’s Law in Wisconsin.” Here’s a description of the session:
The news media plays an important role in covering the impact of crime on communities and individuals. While crime survivors and victim advocates can find the media glare difficult to navigate at times, reporting can be beneficial in many cases including renewing investigators’ attention on unsolved crimes or raising awareness of victims’ issues and resources for survivors.
The National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) has published a guide to provide best practice for the media when dealing with victims. We will explain how to use the NCVC guide and offer practical tips to protect survivors from unwanted attention, and to leverage coverage for positive results.
We will also connect these practices to Wisconsin’s crime victims’ rights constitution amendment know as Marsy’s Law, translating constitutional rights into newsroom choices that respect privacy, dignity, notification, and participation while maintaining accuracy and the public’s right to know.
Panelists include:
State Director
Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin
Victims’ rights advocate and sister of Ron Goldman from the O.J. Simpson case
Reporter / Deputy Investigations Editor
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Evening News Anchor/Reporter
WMTV-TV, Madison
Executive Director
National Center for Victims of Crime
