Media/Press

NYSCASA Statements

Visit our Coalition News page to access statements and press releases published by NYSCASA.

NYSCASA Press Kit

• Press Contact: William Rivera, wrivera@nyscasa.org
• About NYSCASA
• NYSCASA’s mission and values
• Resources for survivors

Resources for Journalists and Reporters

• Reporting on Sexual Violence: Tips for Journalists: A tip sheet from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center
• Writing About Gender-Based Violence and Title IX: A Guide for Journalists and Editors: A guide created by Know Your IX.
• How News is “Framed”: An overview of how news stories, traumatic and otherwise, are “framed,” finding a general absence of context and recommending avenues for future research.
• Use the Right Words: Media Reporting on Sexual Violence in Canada: A comprehensive guide for journalists and reporters on responsibly reporting on sexual violence in Canada, but is applicable for members of the press in the US.

NYSCASA in the News

• Opinion: New York needs a clean slate now, amny (June 1, 2022)
• Freed from a double-life sentence, a long-imprisoned New Yorker urges Albany to find relief for others, Gothamist (May 19, 2022)
• Proposed tracking system for rape kits, News 10 ABC (May 16, 2022)
• Senate Holds First-Ever Hearing On Rape in Prison and Jails, New York Focus (March 9, 2022)
• Commentary: Congress must reauthorize Violence Against Women Act, Times Union (February 18, 2022)
• New York can’t wait for ‘Less is More’, The Hill (December 22, 2021)
• Gillibrand Announces Over $270,000 In Federal Funding To Fight Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Oswego County Today (September 23, 2021)
• Cuomo grants six more clemencies before leaving office, Queens Daily Eagle (August 24, 2021)
• Banner flying over Capitol in Albany urges Gov. Cuomo’s removal, Spectrum News 1 (Aug. 4, 2021)
• Survivors of crime can speak for ourselves – pass parole reform, amNY (June 28, 2021)
• Parole reform advocates call for lawmakers to hold special session, News 10 ABC (June 25, 2021)
• Safe Horizon + Survivors Condemn Assembly’s Failure to Pass Adult Survivors Act, Safe Horizon/readMedia (June 11, 2021)
• Lawmakers agree on 1 of 3 parole reform bills, HudsonValley360 (June 9, 2021)
• Parole push grows louder after Less Is More deal reached, NNY360 (June 8, 2021)
• Advocates for sex abuse victims urge Assembly to open lawsuit option, Niagara Gazette (June 6, 2021)
• Advocates for sex abuse victims urge Assembly to pass bill, Press-Republican (June 3, 2021)
• N.Y. Senate to pass Adult Survivors Act that could open civil suit look back window, New York Daily News (June 2, 2021)
• NAACP join push for parole reform in New York, New York Daily News (June 1, 2021)
• Mayor, advocacy groups with more responses to South [Station] police action, News 10 ABC (May 3, 2021)
• Crime survivors and advocacy groups are working together for parole reform, Hudson Mohawk Magazine/Sanctuary for Independent Media (April 21, 2021)
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center Recognizes Leaders in Sexual Violence Prevention With 2021 Visionary Voice Awards, PR Newswire (April 15, 2021)
• Cuomo Under Fire: Local reaction to the allegations of sexual harassment, WETM/MyTwinTiers.com (March 5, 2021)
• Support groups weigh in on Cuomo’s harassment allegations, WHEC/News10NBC (March 3, 2021)
• Top Democrats react to sexual harassment allegations against Cuomo, Spectrum News (February 26, 2021)
• NYPD watchdog board’s bid to probe police misconduct gets public airing, The City (January 12, 2021)
• More than 100 groups urge New York Governor to create public misconduct database for corrections officers, Human Rights Watch (August 27, 2020)
• Following spike in domestic violence during COVID-19 DeRosa & NYS Council on Women and Girls launch task force to find innovative solutions to crisis, Niagara Frontier Publications (May 21, 2020)
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center recognizes leaders in sexual violence prevention with 2020 Visionary Voice Awards, Cision PR Newswire (April 14, 2020)
• SUNY Orange to host Sojourner Truth Awards, Times Herald-Record (February 26, 2020)
• Restaurant workers demand “One Fair Wage” in New York, Ms. Magazine (February 6, 2020)
• Federal government investigations into sex assaults at RPI, CBS 6 News/WRGB Albany (November 7, 2019)
• These are the 45 Upstate NY college campuses that reported the most rapes, ranked, New York Upstate (September 27, 2019)
• Statute of limitations extended for second and third degree rape, WBFO NPR (September 20, 2019)
• Commentary: Sex education advances health, well-being of youth, Times Union (September 15, 2019)
• NY AG orders cease and desist to companies that make “at home sex assault” evidence kits, CBS 6 News/WRGB Albany (September 12, 2019)
• Story behind the outrage: Why school bus driver got no jail time for raping 14-year-old girl, Associated Press, WCTV/CBS News (May 2, 2019)
• Judge sparks outrage for no jail time in rape sentence, Associated Press, KFSN-TV (May 1, 2019)
• No jail time after school bus driver admits to raping 14-year-old girl sparks outrage, Associated Press, 10 WBNS (April 30, 2019)
• Inside the special police unit that’s transforming how cops investigate sexual assault, Mother Jones (September/October 2018)
• Campus sexual assault: Should restorative justice be an option? The Christian Science Monitor (October 13, 2017)
• OpEd: A Reflection on Afro Latinx Women’s Day, NBC News (July 27, 2017)
• In Depth: Breaking the silence, WNYT (February 13, 2017)
• In Reply: College rape ‘hearings’ retraumatize victims, The Journal News/Lohud.com (February 27, 2015)
• “Take Back the Night” Event at Albany Law, WAMC Northeast Public Radio (April 10, 2014)
• N.Y. teen sues molester who moved back next door, USA Today (February 9, 2014)
• Doubts rise as states hold sex offenders after prison, The New York Times (March 4, 2007)