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Writers' Guides for Improving Representation in Film & Television

Representation Pitfalls: Common Tropes to Avoid (Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media)
Subjects: African Americans, Hispanic, Native Peoples, Middle Eastern People, East Asians, South Asians, Southeast Asians, Pacific Islanders, LGBTQIA+, Disability, Older Adults, Large Body Type, Women
#writeinclusion: Tips for Accurate Representation: African Americans (Think Tank For Inclusion & Equity)
Subjects: African Americans
Stereotypes in Storytelling: Race & Ethnicity (Amazon Studios)
Subjects: Asians, Black Americans, Geography, Hispanic, Middle Eastern People, Native Peoples, North African People, Time Periods
How Can we Improve Media Representations of Autism? (The Center for Scholars & Storytellers)
Subjects: Autism
Stereotypes in Storytelling: Gender, Sexuality, Romance & Humor (Amazon Studios)
Subjects: Caregivers, Gender, General, Humor, LGBTQIA+, Relationships, Women
The Hollywood Disability Toolkit: The RespectAbility Guide to Inclusion in the Entertainment Industry (RespectAbility)
Subjects: Disability
#writeinclusion: Tips for Accurate Representation: Disabled People (Think Tank For Inclusion & Equity)
Subjects: Disability
Stereotypes in Storytelling: Disability (Amazon Studios)
Subjects: Disability
#writeinclusion: Tips for Accurate Representation: East Asians (Think Tank For Inclusion & Equity)
Subjects: East Asians
Flipping the Script on Diversity: Insights for Creating On-Screen Authentically Inclusive Representation (AIR) of Race (The Center for Scholars & Storytellers)
Subjects: General
#writeinclusion: Tips for Accurate Representation: Latinx People (Think Tank For Inclusion & Equity)
Subjects: Hispanic
More Than an Afterthought: Authentically Representing Intersectionality in Media (The Center for Scholars & Storytellers)
Subjects: Intersectionality
Stereotypes in Storytelling: Age, Religion, Occupation (Amazon Studios)
Subjects: Job-Based Stereotypes, Older Adults, Religion
TRANSform Hollywood: A guide to creating trans-inclusive culture (GLAAD & 5050by2020)
Subjects: LGBTQIA+
GLAAD Media Reference Guide (GLAAD)
Subjects: LGBTQIA+
#writeinclusion: Tips for Accurate Representation: Middle Eastern & North African People (Think Tank For Inclusion & Equity)
Subjects: Middle Eastern People, North African People
#writeinclusion: Tips for Accurate Representation: Migrants (Think Tank For Inclusion & Equity)
Subjects: Migrants
Telling Authentic Immigrant Stories: A Reference Guide For The Entertainment Industry (Define American)
Subjects: Migrants
#writeinclusion: Tips for Accurate Representation: Muslims (Think Tank For Inclusion & Equity)
Subjects: Muslims
"Surviving" to Thriving: The Muslim Women On-Screen Test (Muslim Casting, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Pillars Fund)
Page 8 includes a list of nuanced portrayals.
Subjects: Muslims, Women
I'm Writing A Native Character... Now What? (Writers Guild of America West: The WGAW Native American & Indigenous Writers Committee)
Subjects: Native Peoples
The Time is Now: The Power of Native Representation in Entertainment: A Guide for Industry Professionals (IllumiNative)
Subjects: Native Peoples
Be a Myth Buster (IllumiNative)
Subjects: Native Peoples
What's In and What's Out in Native Representation (IllumiNative)
Subjects: Native Peoples
#writeinclusion: Tips for Accurate Representation: Older Adults (Think Tank For Inclusion & Equity)
Subjects: Older Adults
Frail, Frumpy, and Forgotten: A Report on the Movie Roles of Women of Age (Interventions for Content Creators) (Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, USC Viterbi, TENA)
Subjects: Older Adults. Women
#writeinclusion: Tips for Accurate Representation: Native Hawaiians & Pacific Islanders (Think Tank For Inclusion & Equity)
Subjects: Pacific Islanders
#writeinclusion: Tips for Accurate Representation: South Asians (Think Tank For Inclusion & Equity)
Subjects: South Asians
#writeinclusion: Tips for Accurate Representation: Southeast Asians (Think Tank For Inclusion & Equity)
Subjects: Southeast Asians
#writeinclusion: Tips for Accurate Representation: U.S. Military Veterans (Think Tank For Inclusion & Equity)
Subjects: Veterans
#writeinclusion: Tips for Accurate Representation: Women & Girls (Think Tank For Inclusion & Equity)
Subjects: Women

Writers' Guides for Improving Issue Representation in Film & Television

What Should an Alcohol Problem Look Like On-Screen? (The Center for Scholars & Storytellers)
Subjects: Alcoholism
Climate Storytelling Cheat Sheet (Good Energy)
Subjects: Climate Change
#writeinclusion: Tips for Accurate Representation: Criminal Justice (Think Tank For Inclusion & Equity)
Subjects: Criminal Justice
Poverty & Wealth Narratives in Popular Culture (USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center)
Recommendations begin on page 25.
Subjects: Poverty
Poverty & Wealth Narratives in Popular Culture: Emerging Insights & Recommendations (USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center)
Subjects: Poverty
Flip the Script: Can Hollywood Help Us Imagine A Future Without Plastic? A Content Analysis of Single-Use Plastics in Scripted TV (USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center)
Recommendations begin on page 16.
Subjects: Single-Use Plastic
Civic Storylines Toolkit: A Guide for Media Companies and Content Creators (Civic Alliance)
Recommendations begin on page 11.
Subjects: Voting

Writers' Guides for Improving Representation of Professions in Film & Television

Normalizing Injustice: Recommendations (Color of Change)
Police, Crime, Criminal Justice