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Media Stories

We have had excellent coverage of CFS/ME and individuals affected by CFS/ME throughout Victoria and Australia during Awareness Week May 5-12.
The release of Guidelines by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) on May 6th on how to treat CFS/ME also generated much media coverage.

Over 30 stories appeared in local papers and many thanks go to the individuals who told their stories and had their photos taken.

We also had coverage in Victorian and national newspapers and magazines, including the Herald/Sun, Age, Australian, Woman's Day.

We would appreciate any copies of CFS/ME articles you appeared in or saw during Awareness Week 2002 and throughout the year. Please contact the office.

PRINTED MEDIA

	NAME		MEDIA - NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES
	20/5/02 Dr Nicole Phillips/Simon Molesworth		Time Magazine
	Ann Bolch		Pakenham- Berwick Gazette
	Sally Baxter		Diamond Valley Leader
	Sharyn Lancaster		Knox Journal
	Kim Ickie		Monash Journal
	Deanne Palmer		Portland Observer
	Sacha Harris		Moorabbin Standard
	Anthea Skinner		Coburg Leader
	Jarrod McDonald		Berwick News
	27/5/02 Jacinta & Joy		Woman's Day
	Diana Costa		Whitehorse Leader
	Jacinta Commins
	Ruth Thompson
	Leanne		Northcote Leader
	Jesse Stratford		Brunswick Leader
	Kylie Candiloro		Whittlesea Leader
	Barbara Champion		Wagga Wagga
	Jacinta Commins/Melissa Higgins		Herald Sun
	4/5/02 Simon Molesworth - Guidelines		Sydney Morning Herald
	4/5/02 Allison Hunter Memorial Foundation		AGE
	6/5/02 Shelley Bartelt/Simon Molesworth - Guidelines
	8/5/02 Guidelines		Herald Sun

We achieved wide coverage of CFS/ME in local, Victorian and National Radio, especially local radio stations interviewing local members with CFS/ME.
3AK, 3AW, 3LO, 3RPH, 96.5FM, PLENTYVALLEY FM, 88.3FM, ABC NATIONAL MORNIGNING PROGRAM, ABC ADELAIDE, DARWIN, PERTH, BRISBANE).

RADIO

TELEVISION

Channel 31 ran a Community Service Announcement on CFS/ME.
Today Tonight ran a story the week previous to Awareness Week on a SA girl with CFS/ME
7.30pm Report ABC is doing a story on the guidelines issue with Simon Molesworth
ABC Health Dimensions has also interviewed Simon regarding the guidelines issue.
If you see any stories in the media on CFS/ME from Awareness week, please forward
them to the office: 23 Livingstone Close
Burwood. 3125
Ph 9 88 88 991 Fax 9 88 88 981

We need your help to continue our Media Campaign for CFS/ME Awareness throughout the year. If you can offer or write your story, please contact the office.

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Guidelines Debate

The release of the Guidelines on how to treat CFS/ME by the RACP generated much debate in the media. Mr Simon Molesworth and the ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association of Australia tackled the difficult subject by hitting the media prior to the release with a view that CFS/ME organisations were not entirely happy with the some content of the guidelines. Mr Simon Molesworth AM QC (President of both CFS/ME Victoria and the ME /Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association of Australia) conducted over 14 interviews on the guidelines before they were released. Stories that appeared in relation to this were:

Herald/Sun	The Age	SBS Radio
The Australian	The Courier Mail	ABC TV - Health Dimensions
The Sydney Morning Herald	Sunday Times of Australia	ABC Radio (most states)
3AW	7.30 Report ABC	Time Magazine

(For further information on the Guidelines contact CFS/ME Victoria)

THANK-YOU A very big thank-you goes to all those people who bravely offered their stories to help raise awareness of CFS/ME in the media.Also thank-you to Kim who helped create the media pack which was sent to all media outlets throughout Victoria and for organising interviews, etc. Thanks also goes to Shelley, Ann, Joy and the office staff for their help with awareness week. It is an EXTREMELY busy time in the office and their help is invaluable!

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Last Updated 03/08/2002