You better be prepared: addressing sexual harassment in the media (The Backstory S3E5)

The Backstory: A media freedom podcast

Sexual harassment happens everywhere, and media organisations are not immune. Addressing it is good for journalists, and for the media business in general. How can organisations create a work culture where sexual harassment does not happen? How can they identify it, and address it when it does happen? In this episode: - Carin Andersson, Human Resources consultant and former HR Director at MittMediaAB, Sweden (http://mittmedia.se) - Collin Haba, CEO, The New Times, Rwanda (https://www.newtimes.co.rw/) - Melanie Walker, Executive director of Media Development and Women in News (WIN), WAN-IFRA. - Myra Abdallah, Lebanese journalist and Arab region trainer on Sexual Harassment for WIN WIN Sexual Harrassment toolkit: http://womeninnews.org/resource/41 This season of The Backstory is produced in partnership with WAN-IFRA’s Women in News programme, a ground-breaking effort to promote gender equality throughout the news industry. For more resources and tips visit WAN-IFRA's press freedom page (https://wan-ifra.org/about-us/press-freedom/) and the WIN site (www.womeninnews.org/) The Backstory production team is Andrew Heslop, Mariona Sanz, Colette Davidson and Sarah Elzas, who edited and mixed the episode. Music in this episode: One And by Broke for Free (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Leaf/Broke_For_Free_-_Leaf_-_08_One_And)