Usually I’m posting news items to help you - the reader - learn more about sex education news…But now I’m hoping for your help. For a project for my New Media journalism class, I am interviewing people who are interested in sex education…The goal is to learn more about how members communicate with others interested in sex education issues, where they turn to for news about this topic and how the media can better cover sex education issues. I am hoping that you will be willing to help me out by completing the following short survey:
The article says China will have an estimated 50,000 new HIV infections in 2007, compared with 70,000 in 2005, according to a report by the State Council (Cabinet) and the United Nations last week. That means the country will have about 700,000 people living with HIV/AIDS this year, up from an earlier estimate of 650,000.
While the ad may appear timid compared to ones used elsewhere in the world, Chinese actor Pu Cunxin said it marked a breakthrough that sex was now able to be discussed publicly.
“That this appears on television is a very big advance,” he said. “But the question of sex and condoms is still taboo. Sex is not bad. It’s something that should be talked about.”
According to the article, condom use in China among vulnerable groups such as prostitutes and men who have sex with men remains low.
Watch one of the commercials, featuring Jackie Chan:
“Over the last 12 months I’ve been looking at social networking sites as a way of getting through to young people. Far from just being a source of amusement for people, it offers a huge opportunity for education,” Barbara Hastings-Asatourian said.
What do you think of using newer technology to reach audiences for sex education? I recently posted about using another form of new media, podcasting, as a way of drawing attention and educating others about this topic.