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| Ethical reporting on children has drawn global attention - Minister by Nadira Gunatilleke Ethical reporting of issues and incidents relating to children has drawn global attention. The mass media should pay attention to the well-being of the victimised children and their children when reporting related incidents, Mass Communication Minister Imtiasz Bakeer Markar said. He was speaking at the workshop on Ethical reporting of issues and incidents relating to children held at Renuka Hotel, Colombo. The Minister said that the mass media should act with a responsibility when reporting child abuse cases and related issues. National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) Chairman Prof. Harendra De Silva said that child exploitation is similar to an iceberg. The larger part of the problem which is sexual abuse is hidden in society. It is Sri Lankans who mainly engage in child abuse but media attention is always centred on foreign nationals who engage in child abuse. The most common form of exploitation, sexual abuse takes place in children's own homes. Nowadays more people report child abuse incidents to relevant authorities. But still the Sri Lankan society denies child exploitation. Secondary victimisation takes place when the mass media expose the victim's identity. Journalists should make their child related stories more sensitive but not sensational, he added. Officer-in-charge, UNICEF, Dr.Yameen Mazumder, Consultant to the UNICEF, Dr. Hiranthi Wijemanna and the Sri Lankan Coordinator, IFJ Child Rights Program, Sunanda Deshapriya also spoke. |
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