Black Dog Institute releases guidelines on reporting First Nations issues

The Black Dog Institute has released the ‘Good Yarn Guidelines’ – a series of “practical and reasonable steps” that media outlets can follow when reporting on First Nations issues.

The Institute explains the guidelines were developed in response to the rampant misinformation and hate speech in media reporting during the Voice referendum, and “the documented negative impacts on social and emotional wellbeing, mental health and, in some cases, personal safety” such disinformation can cause.