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MEDIA

ANONYMITY LETTER

TO:Managing editors;news reporters and photo directors;radio and television editors and producers;television talk show hosts
FROM:President of Domestic Violence Anonymous
SUBJECT:
ANONYMITY
We seek your continued support by presenting DVA members:only by first nameusing no recognizable picture. andwithout identifying them by a unique set of events or circumstancesAnonymity is core component of our organisation and assures our members that their attendance and involvment will be private. Often, the activeattendee will avoid any source of help which might reveal his or her identity, in regards to this specific issue.
Domestic Violence Anonymous is not affiliated with any other organization.
Throughout the world, favorable media coverage has been key to bringing perpetrators and victims of abuse into our groups. for continuing to support our organisation and raise awareness, we thank you.
If you are a media professional and wish us to provide you with more information please cotact us through the contact page. Anonymity StatementThere may be some here who are not familiar with our tradition of personal anonymity at the media level.
The public relations policy of Domestic Violence Anonymous is based on attraction rather than promotion. We need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press radio and films.
Therefore we respectfully ask that no Domestic Violence Anonymous member be identified by full name or photograph in published or broadcast reports of this meeting.
We also alert members of Domestic Violence Anonymous who are concerned about their anonymity, that they “share in a general way” that cannot identify them from unique events or circumstances in their life.
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