The University of Guyana (UG), with the support of the Chancellor of the Judiciary and UNICEF, last Thursday launched guidelines to foster more responsible reporting on interpersonal violence.
In brief remarks at the virtual launch, Deputy Representative of UNICEF for Guyana and Suriname Irfan Akhtar, expounded on the importance of these guidelines and how they will be used to promote “responsible reporting” by members of the media. “The main purpose of these guidelines is to create an awareness among the media and all reporters about responsible reporting… I think it’s important to bring certain ethics of responsible reporting [to the table], especially when reporting on violence against women and children which are very sensitive topics [and] issues,” Akhtar posited.
