Domestic violence survivors and victims deserve better from journalists

By Sonia Hassan / SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

I never wanted the public spotlight – and I certainly never wanted it for this. But 10 years ago, the night my family lost our strongest protector, we also lost our anonymity forever. Survivors are often left to the mercy of the public narrative. In our case, the news media – specifically the local news media – actively worked with our abuser to dictate what that would be.

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