E/CN.4/1998/6/Add.1 page 24 118. The Special Rapporteur further recommends that an educational campaign be conducted for the benefit of the media, which all too often carry caricatural or even totally biased images, which are harmful to minorities and to religion. A sad example of this is the media coverage that was given to the Gulf war. It would be extremely useful to implement the Special Rapporteur's recommendations in the area of advisory services (E/CN.4/1995/91), such as the organization of workshops for media representatives to acquaint them with the importance of disseminating information in conformity with the principles of tolerance and non-discrimination in general and with regard to religion and belief in particular. This would be a way of informing the media and through them of educating society and forming public opinion in accordance with the above-mentioned principles. 119. Similarly, as explained in the National Children's and Youth Law Centre, encouragement should be given to the offer of prizes for journalists who have written articles on minorities in line with the principles of tolerance and non-discrimination. A further positive impact on the public could be achieved by introducing characters representing different beliefs as part of a message of tolerance, respect and mutual enrichment in television programmes, and especially in the screenplays of popular television series. 120. With regard to Aboriginals, the official policy of reconciliation should be pursued and further strengthened in the area of religion. It would be useful to reaffirm recognition of Aboriginal beliefs as religious beliefs and to reflect that recognition in particular in surveys of religious membership in the country. 121. With regard to native titles, the Special Rapporteur wishes to reiterate the concern of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner with regard to the Federal Government's proposed amendments and respect for the High Court's “Wik Decision”. Native titles are in fact fundamental and legislative and jurisprudential advances in this respect must not be called into question. 122. With regard to legislation, while noting with satisfaction the legal and legislative arrangements developed and implemented for the protection of land and sacred sites, including religious objects, and for the return of the religious and cultural heritage, the Special Rapporteur recommends ensuring uniformity of such legislation at the Federal and State levels, as well as its effectiveness in relation to its assigned objective, particularly by identifying and remedying shortcomings and loopholes. The recommendations of Judge E. Evatt should be heeded, to ensure that Aboriginal values are fully taken into account in legislation, particularly the notion of the secrecy of certain types of information and their circulation and publication, according to the gender and function of a limited group of persons. It is further recommended that current legislation should fully guarantee that Aboriginals participate and share in decision-making on an equal footing with the authorities concerned. 123. With regard to the return of objects belonging to the Aboriginals' cultural and religious heritage which are located abroad, especially in