University media curriculum

20 resources in this collection

Our Watch has developed a suite of curriculum materials to support teaching of best practice reporting on violence against women.

These materials are designed for Australian tertiary institutions. Adapting the materials to suit your needs is encouraged. The resources include lesson materials, breakout materials, reading lists and assignments.

This curriculum was developed by educators, in consultation with the Dart Centre Asia-Pacific, the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Advancing Journalism and the Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria, with input from the Our Watch media Fellows.

Lesson materials (6)

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Lesson 1 – Understanding violence against women – presentation slides

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    Lesson 1 – Understanding violence against women – speaking notes

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      Lesson 2 – Finding things out – presentation slides

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        Lesson 2 – Finding things out – speaking notes

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          Lesson 3 – Communicating the results – presentation slides

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            Lesson 3 – Communicating the results – speaking notes

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              Extra resources (4)

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              Example news stories

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                Undergraduate reading list

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                  Graduate reading list

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                    Activities

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                      Breakout materials (10)

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                      Gendered newsrooms – presentation slides

                        This topic asks students to consider the recent upsurge in reporting of family violence, in the context of women’s underrepresentation in senior editorial, management and governance positions in the media.

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                        Gendered newsrooms – speaking notes

                          This topic asks students to consider the recent upsurge in reporting of family violence, in the context of women’s underrepresentation in senior editorial, management and governance positions in the media.

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                          Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's experiences of violence – presentation slides

                            This topic introduces students to the complexity of reporting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's experiences of violence.

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                            Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's experiences of violence – speaking notes

                              This topic introduces students to the complexity of reporting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's experiences of violence.

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                              Interviewing – presentation slides

                                This topic encourages students to reflect on how to tell victim/survivor stories in ethical, trauma-informed ways.

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                                Interviewing – speaking notes

                                  This topic encourages students to reflect on how to tell victim/survivor stories in ethical, trauma-informed ways.

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                                  News sense – presentation slides

                                    This topic asks students to reflect on journalism’s role in portraying family violence as a 'private matter' – and how journalism has more recently taken up the mantle to report on this issue.

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                                    News sense – speaking notes

                                      This topic asks students to reflect on journalism’s role in portraying family violence as a 'private matter' – and how journalism has more recently taken up the mantle to report on this issue.

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                                      Objectivity – presentation slides

                                        This topic considers how to report in an evidence-based way on violence against women, against a backdrop of misinformation.

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                                        Objectivity – speaking notes

                                          This topic considers how to report in an evidence-based way on violence against women, against a backdrop of misinformation.

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