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Power Shift Project Book Club

Browse our curated list of books, documentaries and podcasts for aspiring allies who are dedicated to learning.

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Reports

Power Shift Summit 2020: The Power of Allies

The Freedom Forum’s Power Shift Project gathered leaders across journalism and the media industry to explore the critical role that individuals can play in fighting harassment and discrimination.

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Power Shift Summit 2.0: #MeToo and the Media One Year Later

Power Shift Summit 2.0 brought together more than 100 editors, reporters and experts to assess what’s changed since revelations of sexual harassment rocked the media industry. The resulting report highlights innovative changes in anti-harassment and workplace culture training, intentional efforts to recruit, promote and retain women and people of color, and a growing focus on safety and security in the field and online, where women and minorities are often viciously targeted.

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Power Shift Summit 2.0: Assignment Desk

Ideas and resources about under-covered stories of sexual misconduct and discrimination across all industries.

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The Power Shift Summit Report

The first Power Shift Summit was convened to generate a solutions-based discussion about what newsrooms and media organizations are doing to deal with emerging cases of sexual misconduct, and what systemic changes are needed for the future. The resulting report identifies seven lessons learned about workplace imbalances that are used to protect the powerful and intimidate and silence others, especially young women.

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Tip Sheets

• Tips for Educators Who Supervise Student Internships
• Tips for Employers Who Hire Interns
• Tips for Newsroom Interns
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Advocacy organizations and other resources

American Press Institute

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The Aspen Forum on Women and Girls

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• “Sustaining the Movement: Changing the Culture” Report (October 2018)

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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• 2018-2021 Diversity and Inclusion Plan
• Diversity and Inclusion at CBC/Radio-Canada

Columbia Journalism Review (CJR)

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• CJR report on the cost of reporting while female

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

• Homepage
• CPJ Journalist Safety Guide
• For local female journalists in U.S., rape threats, stalkers, harassment can come with the beat

Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma

• Homepage
• Conducting interviews with survivors of sexual and gender-based violence
• Maintaining Boundaries with Sources, Colleagues and Supervisors
  • This tip sheet, drawing on interviews with nine leading women in journalism and other sources, offers strategies for recognizing, mitigating and addressing sexual harassment and other predatory behavior while reporting.
• Five Ways to Protect Yourself Against Cyberhate and Trolls

Futures Without Violence

• Homepage
• Workplaces Respond to Domestic and Sexual Violence: A National Resource Center

International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)

• Homepage
• IWMF Emergency Fund
  • Provides women journalists with a lifeline of support in times of crisis
• Hostile Environment and First Aid Training (HEFAT) courses
• The IWMF/Trollbusters report on attacks and harassment of female journalists
• Fund for Women Journalists
  • Funding rounds open for applications in January and June of each year; applications take six to eight weeks to process. Applicants may apply concurrently for:
    • Reporting Grants for Women’s Stories
    • The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists.

Journalism and Women Symposium (JAWS)

• Homepage
• Mentoring Program at JAWS

Maryville University Online

• “Understanding the Me Too Movement: A Sexual Harassment Awareness Guide”

National Women’s Law Center

• Homepage
• Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Archives
• FAQs About Sexual Harassment in the Workplace / Preguntas Frecuentes Sobre El Acoso Sexual En El Lugar De Trabajo
• We Can’t Stop Sexual Harassment Without Addressing Retaliation
• Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund
• Sexual Harassment Prevention Strategies for Employers
• 10 Ways Your Company Can Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
• Sample Quarterly Anti-Harassment Check-in
  • Employers can use the check-in, or a variation, as a means of reminding employees – including senior leadership – that they should review and understand the company’s anti-harassment policies, to prompt questions about policies and reporting of inappropriate behavior, to encourage reporting by victims and bystanders and to flag issues for follow up by HR or leadership.
• Recommended Practices for Employers when a High-Profile Individual is Accused of Sexual Harassment
• That’s Harassment!
  • Six short films based on real-life cases. Includes a discussion guide for the films.

The Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center

• Homepage
• Trauma-informed Victim Interviewing tips
• Victim Interview and Preparation

Online News Association

• Homepage
• Journalism Mentorship Collaboration

Press Forward

• Homepage
• If You Are Being Harassed
  • Tips on what to do, including a 12-step program on how to document and deal with sexual harassment adapted from the book, “Be Fierce: Stop Harassment and Take Your Power Back” by Gretchen Carlson.
• Guidance for a Newsroom Leader
• “Shattering the Glass Screen”
  • Understanding the pipeline to leadership for women and journalists of color in media and news, and expert solutions. The Press Forward onboarded national news organizations to participate in McKinsey & Co.’s research, and will do so year after year
• The Forward Podcast
  • Tools and conversations for the path forward post-#MeToo

Radio Television Digital News Association

• Homepage
• Anchor Leadership Program

Society for Human Resource Management

• Homepage

Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing

• Homepage

Society of Professional Journalists

• Homepage
• Resources for combating sexual harassment in the newsroom

United Public Strategies

• Homepage

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Homepage
• 2016 Select Task Force Report on Harassment in the Workplace
• Chart of Risk Factors and Strategies for Responding
• Harassment Prevention and Respectful Workplaces Training

Women’s Media Center (WMC)

• Homepage
• WMC SheSource
  • Online database of media-experienced, diverse women experts as resources for journalists, bookers and producers.
• Online Abuse 101 Explains what it is, tactics used and definitions
  • An analysis of online harassment on Twitter conducted in 2014, revealed that women journalists and writers are among the most targeted for online abuse.
• 10 Do’s and Dont’s On How to Interview Sexualized Violence Survivors
• Media and #MeToo: How a movement affected press coverage of sexual assault
• WMC Speech Project
  • Dedicated to expanding women’s freedom of expression and curbing online harassment and abuse.
• Writing Rape
  • Media coverage of U.S. campus rape and sexualized violence is significantly skewed toward the bylines and voices of men, according to a Women’s Media Center report.
• Apply for Progressive Women’s Voices 2019
  • Free Progressive Women’s Voices media training for women who want to write and speak out on issues.

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