– an electronic guidebook that collects up-to-date knowledge on how to speak and write about different people. The project is maintained by the human rights initiative Journalists for Tolerance, under the editorial leadership of Aleh Razhkou and Maryna Zahorskaja.
Aboutpeople Media Guidebook for?
It will be useful for media professionals and influencers, SMM managers and others who strive to improve their knowledge of correct representation of various social groups.
Our Cards section will help you learn more about the rules that should be followed when writing about vulnerable groups, and how to avoid stereotypes and hate speech. Quizzes for each topic allow you to reinforce this knowledge. In the Library, we have collected additional materials that provide better orientation in the subject. Among the Best Publications you will find works of Belarusian and international media written in accordance with professional and ethical standards. In our Media Hall, you will find a selection of interesting and useful videos and films.
Our partners
The materials of About People were prepared in close cooperation with experts from such organisations and initiatives as , Human Constanta, Office for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Positive Movement, Her Rights (Centre for the Promotion of Women’s Rights), In the Name of Life (Cancer Patients’ Support Centre), Identity and Law, Romaintegration, the United Nations in Belarus, the Swiss Red Cross, and TG House — with respect to their terminology and approaches to covering specific topics.