HIV and the Media

UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines (2011) UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines.

The latest UNAIDS preferred HIV terminology guidelines include a summary of important and frequently used HIV-related terminology and what errors to avoid. Also included are summaries and explanations of terms, acronyms and organisations. These guidelines should form the basis for any document which references to HIV, whether it be a script or a news report.

   
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Kaiser Family Foundation (2009) Reporting Manual on HIV/AIDS.

The manual has been designed for journalists who are covering the global epidemic for the first time and for those who have covered it previously. Subjects covered include special material about AIDS in Latin America, the unique challenges of reporting on HIV/AIDS, treatment and prevention strategies, key figures in the struggle against HIV/AIDS and global efforts to finance the campaign against HIV/AIDS. As the epidemic can also be a battle about ideas, cultural taboos, stigma and discrimination, the guide also includes information about the political and social aspects of the epidemic and provide journalists with guidance about navigating these issues effectively.

   
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International Federation of Journalists (2006) HIV/AIDS media guide.

The guide is divided into three parts: the basics, the media and more about HIV. It provides answers to frequently asked questions about HIV and AIDS, treatments and diagnoses. Other sections cover the history of the virus, transmission, treatments, opportunistic infections and a chronological account of the development of the epidemic.

   
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Kaiser Family Foundation (2006) Evolution of an Epidemic: 25 Years of HIV/AIDS Media Campaigns in the U.S.

   
   
image Jo Stein (2003) What's News: Perspectives on HIV/AIDS Advocacy in the South African Media.
   
Kerry Cullinan (2001) The Media and HIV/AIDS: A blessing and a curse, paper for AIDS in Context Conference, April 2001.

Recommended Websites

Wits Journalism Anova Health

The project is jointly managed by the Anova Health Institute and the Journalism and Media Studies Programme at the University of the Witwatersrand, and supported by the Health Communication Partnership based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Centre for Communication Programmes and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS relief through the United States Agency for International Development under terms of Award No. JH/HESA-02-05.

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