Jennifer Robin Raj
Jennifer Robin Raj works for Reuters in the Indian city of Bangalore. This article is part of a series from alumni of a Thomson Reuters Foundation HIV/AIDS reporting course held in Bangkok in November 2008.
INDIA: New guidelines set for HIV reporting
Author: Jennifer Robin Raj
BANGALORE - India's press watchdog has issued new guidelines for reporting on HIV and AIDS, calling for greater efforts to protect the identities of those carrying the virus and written consent for any stories about them.
Journalists are encouraged to avoid alarmist reports and images of the sick and dying that convey a sense of gloom, helplessness and isolation, and are not to use hidden cameras.
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Author: Jennifer Robin Raj
BANGALORE - India's press watchdog has issued new guidelines for reporting on HIV and AIDS, calling for greater efforts to protect the identities of those carrying the virus and written consent for any stories about them.
Journalists are encouraged to avoid alarmist reports and images of the sick and dying that convey a sense of gloom, helplessness and isolation, and are not to use hidden cameras.
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