by David Niven | Oct 17, 2013 | Child Abuse, Children & Social Care, Media
The way the media covers missing children The focus of the worlds media again being on Madeline McCann makes me think again about children missing in the UK in general and how the media treats them. Her disappearance is a continuing tragedy and I hope that it has...
by daveniven | Sep 20, 2013 | Media, Social Work, Training
Social work and the media One of the things that I offer through David Niven Associates is media training, both basic creation of a media plan for individuals or organisations as well as a plan of what to do and how to manage situations in a crisis where your...
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 | Jul 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
I was asked to do a radio interview concerning peoples’ worries about the exposure of children to sexualised lads’ magazines and the fact that the Co-op is insisting that they all are covered in a modesty sleeve and not available openly at eye level.This...