Research and Journalism

A themed collection of research and journalism produced by the project since 2003.

 

Media coverage of HIV

• HIV/AIDS and the Media Project (2010) How healthy is our news? The state of health reporting in South Africa. A discussion forum publication.

• Duncan, Catharine (2008) HIV in the print media: A comparative and retrospective print media monitoring analysis.Unpublished research.
• HIV/AIDS and the Media Project (2006) Covering sex and the epidemic: A comparative look at HIV/ADS reportage in the US and South Africa. A discussion forum publication.
• Finlay, Alan (2004) Shaping the conflict: Factors influencing the representation of conflict around HIV/AIDS policy in the South African press. Comminicare 23.2, 68-93.
• Finlay, Alan (2003) Media helped win the drugs fight. Star, 6 January, 2004.

 

Reporting HIV

• HIV/AIDS and the Media Project (2006) Engaging Editors: Notes from a dialogue on reporting a pandemic. Discussion forum publication.
• HIV/AIDS and the Media Project (2005) Secrets and Lies? The ethics of HIV/AIDS reporting in South Africa. Discussion forum publication.

• Ridgard, Natalie and Spurr, Nicola (2005) Sustaining the coverage. Rhodes Journalism Review, 25 November 2005.
• Krüger, Franz (2005) Aids, News, views and journalism. The Star 2 February 2005.
• Krüger, Franz (2005) Ethical Journalism in a time of AIDS. African Journal of AIDS Research 2005, 4(2).
• Garson, Philippa (2005) The Nevirapine controversy & the media. HIV/AIDS Indaba, April 2005, Edition 4.
• Jooste, Ida (2003) Desperate people rely on HIV to get money. The Sunday Independent.

 

Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT)

• The HIV/AIDS and the Media Project (2005) Baby Steps: Reporting on the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission if HIV (PMTCT).A discussion forum publication.
• Garson, Philippa (2005) Voices of mothers on preventing HIV transmission. IRIN Plus News, 11 April 2005.
• Spurr, Nicola (2005) Is childbirth an absolute right? Mail and Guardian, 1-8 April 2005.

 

Women and HIV/AIDS

• Garson, Philippa (2005) Don’t forget girls like to have sex, sometimes skin to skin. The Sunday Independent, 12 June, 2005.

 

Children and HIV/AIDS

• HIV/AIDS and the Media Project (2006) "Zama needs to take out the burden and tell" Documenting the voices of children living with HIV. A discussion forum publication.

• Clacherty, Glynis and Stucky, Christina (2006) Child’s Play.Rhodes Journalism Review, 26 September 2006.
• Series by Christina Stucky (2006), published in the Sunday Independent 21 May to 4 June 2008:
  • Strangers in our midst: The struggle to make living with HIV/AIDS a family affair.
  • Deadly secret that a mother dares not tell.
  • If I stop taking the pills, I know I'll die.
  • Discrimination rampant at all levels of pediatric HIV/Aids treatment.
  • Treatment and support: A double-edged sword.
  • Bright little boy conceals a secret that would cost him his friends.

 

Men and HIV/AIDS

• Garson, Philippa (2005) Men behaving positively. Sunday Times, 12 June 2005.
• Garson, Philippa (2005) HIV-positive men come to terms with their status. IRIN Plus News, 7 June 2005.

 

Stigma and Disclosure

• Garson, Philippa (2005) Challenging stigma by living positively with HIV. IRIN Plus News, 21 June 2005.
• Garson, Philippa (2005) Fear of stigma still prevents disclosure. IRIN Plus News, 13 June 2005.