HIV in a changing media landscape
HIV has been the topic of much media scrutiny over the four decades since the epidemic started. Whilst the media landscape has drastically changed and modernised during this time, so too has the HIV response. Now more than ever, the media and HIV sector need to work together to present factual and relevant information in pursuit of finding an end to the virus.
In this issue, Living Positive Victoria CEO, Richard Keane provides an update about our changing social media environment and how we can protect ourselves online. Community member Babi Poudel shares her experience of being seen through the eyes of others as a trans woman living with HIV, and James Gray from Health Equity Matters explains how Australia’s HIV media guidelines have helped to shape accurate and respectful reporting. We are also excited to share the first of a three-part series by journalist Rafael Gerster about HIV representation and advocacy over the course of the epidemic.