by daveniven | Sep 19, 2013 | Children, Media
Media portrayal of children Very soon, as part of a wider study, we’re going to send out a survey with regards to the image of children in the media. I hope when it comes out that you’ll help us by giving your thoughts. Children are portrayed usually in...
by daveniven | Sep 12, 2013 | Children, Media, Social Work, Training
Media training for social workers Again there’s all sorts of talk of social work in the media and how social workers are represented with one or two of the extreme newspapers enjoying their normal attempts to reinforce stereotypes and the social work community...
by daveniven | Sep 11, 2013 | Children, Media, Social Media
I’d like to talk again about social media and the responsibilities of the bigger players and their role to protect the vulnerable. Not long ago I was co-host of a conference looking at children in the media and Facebook and Google sent representatives to address...
by daveniven | Aug 29, 2013 | Child Abuse, Children, Children & Social Care, Media
Images of children in the media Looking at the coverage of the atrocities in Syria has made me think once again about the representation of children in the media. More often than not the national media portrays children either as devils or victims. Those living in...
