Poynter’s “11 resources for responsibly reporting on rape” includes links to tip sheets from the DART Center as well as tips and statistics from other organizations focused on journalism and/or sexual violence.
This comprehensive list from Poynter is divided into Research and Records, Writing About Sexual Abuse of Children, Advocacy Organizations, Comprehending Pedophilia, Resources from the Specialized Reporting Institute, Sex Offender Registries, A Perpetrator’s Viewpoint and Books, along with a list of experts, Twitter tags, blogs and reporters’ articles.
Those who will be spending a lot of time reporting on sexual abuse of children may want to take the time to go through this 80-minute online seminar, Covering Child Sex Abuse: Lessons from the Sandusky Story, from Poynter. The course is taught by reporter Sara Ganim, who broke the first story on the sex abuse scandal involving Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State University assistant football coach.