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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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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

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

Columbia Journalism Review (CJR)

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma

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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

International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)

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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)

Maryville University Online

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

National Women’s Law Center

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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

Online News Association

Press Forward

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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

Society for Human Resource Management

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Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing

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Society of Professional Journalists

United Public Strategies

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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Women’s Media Center (WMC)

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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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