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Homosexuality in Ethiopia
21 February 11
Regional relevance: International
This paper analyses the concept and the construction of homosexuality in relation to the issue of gender and feminism in Ethiopia. While female homosexuality is simply overlooked, male homosexuality has been criminalised under Ethiopian law with imprisonment up to three years. The media and the elite has been... [read more]
The Role Christian Councils Have Played in Peacemaking in Kenya and South Africa: 1990-2000
20 February 11
This dissertation describes the role two Councils of Churches in Africa: National Council of Churches of Kenya and the South African Council of Churches played over a ten years period (1990-2000) in the first two elections after major political changes--Kenya from one party to multiparty (1992 and 1997) and South... [read more]
Media and Elections: a handbook
20 February 11
This handbook aims to provide journalists, especially broadcast professionals, in the Asia-Pacific region with information and perspective on different aspects of covering elections. It includes articles by media professionals and others from several countries in the region which highlight various issues worth... [read more]
So this is Democracy? State of media freedom in Southern Africa 2009
20 February 11
This 16th edition of So This Is Democracy? documents numerous media freedom and freedom of expression violations that MISA recorded in Southern African during the course of 2009. The documentation and exposure of these media freedom alerts help turn the spotlight from around the world squarely on those responsible... [read more]
The Digital Public Sphere: challenges for media policy
20 February 11
Until recently, media policy was thought of as national, media-specific, and as part of the cultural domain. All this is changing in a digital public sphere: first, by the processes of globalisation in a broad sense; second, by a blurring of boarders between media, which can be summed up as convergence; and, third,... [read more]
Newspaper coverage of gender, environment and development issues in India
19 February 11
Regional relevance: International
The purpose of this study was to examine the coverage of gender, environment and development (GED) issues in the Indian English-language newspapers. A main hypothesis is that the high rate of gender discrimination in India contributes to a gender bias in the coverage of GED stories. The newsworthiness of GED has... [read more]
Let's turn the ABC around: the communicaton needs of young women in Kampala to prevent HIV/AIDS
17 February 11
Regional relevance: International
This thesis is a part of a Bachelor’s degree within the field of Media and Communication at the School of Education and Communication at Jönköping University in Sweden. It is based on a Minor Field Study accomplished from the 30th of October to the 17th of December 2006 in Kampala, Uganda, East Africa.
The... [read more]
Gender roles in magazine adverts: a comparison between Egypt and Sweden
15 February 11
Regional relevance: International
Middle Eastern countries are highlighted by media today and people all over the world are getting more interested in the Middle Eastern cultures. Egypt is one of the more liberal and west influenced countries in the Middle East but despite that only one survey has been done of Egyptian media contexts trying to... [read more]
To Make a Mark: a qualitative study of female journalist's working conditions in Ghana
10 February 11
Regional relevance: International
This is a qualitative study based on fieldwork carried out in Accra, Ghana April 3 – May 29, 2010. The aim was to shed light on how a selected number of female Ghanaian journalists experience their working conditions from a gender based perspective. The material consists of eight semi-structured interviews ranging... [read more]
Empowerment in the Headlines: how three Indian newspapers report on gender inequality
08 February 11
Regional relevance: International
India is the world’s largest democracy, one of the fastest growing economies and an enormous market for newspapers. It is also a country with deeply rooted gender biases where women are highly discriminated and marginalized at all levels of the society. The media is considered an important agent of power.... [read more]
