by: Michael Bakal
posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2018
A new BMSG toolkit and conversations with veteran journalists offer insights into how you can refine your communication strategies and bring public health and social justice perspectives into news coverage of violence.
by: Katherine Schaff
posted on Thursday, October 25, 2018
Use these tips to strengthen your op-eds, comments to the Federal Register, and other messages opposing the administration’s proposed public charge expansion — and to frame the issue in ways that further public health and social justice goals.
Tags: communication, immigration, public charge, public health
by: Sarah Han
posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2018
A BMSG analysis shows how the news about immigrant family separation, detention, and childhood trauma stands out from reporting on many other public health issues and offers insights for elevating trauma in other types of coverage.
by: Daphne Marvel
posted on Thursday, October 04, 2018
New resources from BMSG and our partners at the National Sexual Violence Resource Center examine how the media portray sexual violence, summarize best practices in framing the issue, and offer guidance for elevating prevention in the news.
by: Heather Gehlert and Lauryn Claassen
posted on Monday, September 10, 2018
A set of case studies from BMSG identifies several key strategies that helped advocates in four California counties overcome systemic social barriers and lay the foundation for health.
by: Daphne Marvel
posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Helping people to understand that sexual violence can be prevented is a critical step toward achieving that goal, but communicating about prevention is challenging, even for experts with decades of experience. To equip people in the field with the tools needed to do so, we developed a new guide, “Where We’re Going and Where We’ve Been: Making the Case for Sexual Violence Prevention,” with support from our partners at RALIANCE.
by: Daphne Marvel
posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Recommendations from a new report on early childhood show how journalists can better illustrate the connections among policy decisions, environments, early childhood development, and health.
by: Daphne Marvel
posted on Monday, July 16, 2018
In its effort to prevent the proliferation of fake news, does Facebook, at times, swing too far in the other direction?
by: Katherine Schaff
posted on Thursday, June 14, 2018
New case studies show how much progress California health departments have made toward addressing racial and health inequities through innovative solutions, community power-building, and effective communication.
by: Lauryn Claassen
posted on Friday, June 01, 2018
Trauma and racism are closely linked, but is that message coming through on social media? A new analysis from BMSG reveals gaps in conversations about these social justice issues and highlights opportunities for making the connection clear.
