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The media is a powerful player in shaping the public’s understanding of the causes, prevalence, and solutions to gender-based violence. Domestic and sexual violence, stalking, sexual harassment, human trafficking and other forms of abuse thrive on silence. In turn, engaging the media and advocating for thorough and accurate reporting is a critical function at the Coalition. JDI’s reputation as a solid source for commentary and analysis results in frequent contact and a strong relationship with the media. We also connect the media with local programs for on the ground perspectives and expertise.
JDI News Coverage
EDITORIAL: Abuse takes many forms, and domestic violence laws should reflect them
Since state domestic violence laws were written, the understanding of what constitutes domestic abuse has evolved, and laws must keep up. Advocates make a strong case that the abuse many people, often women, experience from intimate partners is not adequately...
Columnist Carrie Baker: Cutting-edge domestic violence prevention — coercive control bills
By CARRIE N. BAKER Published: 2/22/2023 On Jan. 17, prosecutors in Stoughton charged Victor Carter with viciously murdering Amber Buckner, who was stabbed 30 times. Police found her with the handle of a 4-inch knife protruding from her right temple. The next...
Appeals court rules rape victim’s testimony sufficient to support her attacker’s conviction
DA: A rape victim is entitled to the same consideration as other crime victims in terms of credibility By MARIE SZANISZLO | Boston Herald July 13, 2021 In a key decision, the Massachusetts Appeals Court rejected a child rapist’s argument that the testimony of his...
Fattman, McKenna push domestic violence bill protecting survivors working contract jobs
April 10, 2021 Ariane Vigna, Boston University State House Program for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette BOSTON — A bill extending workplace protections for domestic violence survivors working in contract jobs is aimed at closing a loophole that allowed a woman to...
JDI Economic Empowerment Program featured
New Massachusetts program trains domestic violence victims, advocates in financial literacyBy Marie Szaniszlo, Boston Herald, February 24, 2021 When people think of domestic violence, they typically don’t think of financial abuse. But a new program has trained...
JDI comments on why “Domestic violence homicides decline during pandemic”
CommonWealth, Shira Shoenberg, ReporterJanuary 20, 2021THERE WAS A significant drop in domestic violence–related homicides in Massachusetts in 2020, according to a new state report, but some worry that there may be a dark underside to what would normally be regarded...
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