The objective of the module is to provide you (trainee journalist) with the concepts and the information that will help them to develop responsible news reporting skills that appreciate and respect children's rights.
On completing this module, you will be able to understand children’s rights, particularly in the context of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. You will also be able to critically evaluate news reporting of issues affecting children from a human rights or “rights-based” perspective. You will become aware of the guidelines and codes of practice for news reporting on matters relating to children and be able to make professional judgements about your own practice from a rights-based perspective. Most of all, you should be able to apply what you learn in your future career as journalists and news reporters and be able to report fairly, accurately and in keeping with the principles of children’s rights.
The module is organised into two main units:
- Unit I, Introducing Children’s Rights, provides the background to why understanding rights is so important and will look at good practice as well as the problems and challenges that arise in reporting news concerning children.
- Unit II, Children’s Rights and Professional Journalism Practice deals with professional journalism practice from a children’s rights perspective and looks at the policies and the contexts in which we need to think about how to improve our work as journalists.
The material presented here should be read alongside the many supporting references and recommendations for further reading. We hope that what you learn in the module will provide a foundation and a reference point for all forms of news reporting but particularly so when children are central to the story.
A teacher's guide is available as well published by Unicef.
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