Whereas the media sets the agenda for public discourse and informs decision making, many journalists are unknowingly biased when reporting on sexual and reproductive issues. It’s always worse when the news story concerns disadvantaged communities like fishing communities that FMP serves.
FMP held a values clarification and attitudes transformation (VCAT) training for the selected journalist to reflect on the unconscious biases in their coverage, personal believes and their attitudes about disadvantaged women and girls accessing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services.
The engaging one day training was led by Dr. Kibirige Ben, and Mr. Umar Weswala, a SRHR experts at Comfort hotel in Entebbe.
The honest discussions, group exercises and moving stories shared, reflections on individual believes and real life experiences delivered the desired ground for the participants to do self-reflection on their believes.
We celebrate the journalists who undertook this transformative training. Their commitment to unbiased reporting, empathy, and accurate information has the potential to create a lasting impact on society’s perception on sensitive SRH services issues like comprehensive abortion care and inclusive services particularly involving sexual minorities.
