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First-Person Narratives: Victims, Survivors Not Mutually Exclusive

1/22/2017

 
By Barbara Barnett - For journalists telling the stories of individuals trafficked into forced prostitution, one of the challenges is crafting a narrative that accurately characterizes the physical danger and emotional abuse victims experience. These narrative choices can affect the ways that audiences think about the crime of trafficking and its victims.

One story-telling technique is the use of first-person narratives, which allows trafficked individuals to describe their circumstances, from their perspectives, in their own words – an important consideration when writing about a crime that denies its victims the ability to speak or act in their own interests.

For journalists telling the stories of individuals trafficked into forced prostitution, one of the challenges is crafting a narrative that accurately characterizes the physical danger and emotional abuse victims experience. These narrative choices can affect the ways that audiences think about the crime of trafficking and its victims.

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TIP is based at the University of North Carolina Hussman School of Journalism and Media, in Chapel Hill, NC. It is directed by Dr. Barbara Friedman, who co-founded it in 2009 with Dr. Anne Johnston, professor emerita. They gratefully acknowledge the support and encouragement of the Carolina Center for Public Service and Thorp Faculty Engaged Scholars, the UNC-CH School of Social Work, and the Carolina Women’s Center.

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The Irina Project
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UNC-Chapel Hill
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Chapel Hill, NC 27599
  • The Irina Project
    • What We Do
    • About Our Team
  • Resources
    • Tip-sheets >
      • Considering Cultural Context, Choice, Language, and Agency in Reporting on Sex Trafficking
      • Using Images When Reporting on Human Trafficking
      • Reporting Sex Trafficking: Overcoming Obstacles, Gaining Perspective
      • Tips for Interviewing Survivors
      • Tips for Reporting on Latinx Community and Sex Trafficking
      • U Visas: A Source for Reporting on Human Trafficking
      • How to Use Sex Trafficking Research: 10 Tips for Journalists
    • Language Matters
    • definitions
  • Perspectives
    • Blogs and News
    • Experts' Quick Takes
    • Interviews
  • Contact Us