Media Date: 19/06/2013
Type of Media: newspaper
Name of Media: Metro
Interviewer: Alex Boutilier
Interviewee: Julie S. Lalonde Role: Director of Hollaback! Ottawa
Article Information
| Background | The Metro is a free daily paper that is read primarily by commuters and transit riders. Therefore, stories related to transit are frequently featured. |
| Reason | Hollaback! Ottawa has prioritized safety on transit for 2013. This priority coincided with the announcement that arrests had been made regarding sexual assaults on transit. The publicity has resulted in a few journalists prioritizing this issue and maintaining the necessary pressure needed to see concrete changes on transit. |
| Comment | We appreciated being asked to weigh in on the recently dug up statistics related to sexual assault on transit over the past 5 years. |
| Outcome | Front page coverage of the issue of sexual assault on transit will go a long way in changing perceptions about the prevalence of the issue. |
| Link to Article | http://metronews.ca/news/ottawa/710900/oc-transpo-system-sees-85-sexual-assaults-since-2008/ |
Keywords: Hollaback! Ottawa, transit, OC Transpo, sexual harassment, sexual assault, statistics, public transit
