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The research database consists of research and theses, from academics, students, activists and international organisations on the issues of gender and media diversity. Research is key to successful knowledge creation.
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The foundations of African ethics (Afriethics) and the professional practice of journalism: The case for society-centred media morality
26 August 11
Regional relevance: Regional
The impact of the information superhighway on journalism education in Africa is addressed by the author. The theme of this paper is that the communal approach should be used in solving moral problems in journalism. The individualism and divisionism that permeate the practise of journalism in Africa today should be... [read more]
Journalism ethics revisited: A comparison of ethics codes in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Muslim Asia
26 August 11
Regional relevance: International
Formal journalism ethics, as laid out in codes of ethics by journalism associations and the like, is part of a wider debate on media ethics that has been triggered in the Middle East due to the advent of global media in the region. This study compares journalism codes from Europe and the Islamic world in order to... [read more]
Report on fundamental rights, and global copyright legislative best practise for access to knowledge in South Africa
24 August 11
Regional relevance: South Africa
This best practices paper by Andrew Rens - commissioned by the APC - is meant to serve as a resource to support civil society's access to knowledge (A2K) advocacy with respect to the upcoming South African copyright law reform process. With the South African National Council for the Blind at the helm, South African... [read more]
EROTICS: Sex, rights and the internet (An exploratory research study)
24 August 11
Regional relevance: International
This breakthrough study carried out in Brazil, India, Lebanon, South Africa and& USA looks at how the internet plays host to critical information about sex education, health, fighting sex discrimination and defining one's own sexuality. It debunks the commonly-held view that sexuality online is just about pornography. [read more]
Planting the Knowledge Seed: Adapting to climate change using ICTs
17 August 11
Regional relevance: International
Studies reveal that the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) makes up 2% of all global emissions - the same amount as the airline industry. By 2012, 4.5 billion people will have access to a mobile phone - the majority will be those live on less than USD 2 a day and be the most likely to be... [read more]
Unbounded possibilities: Observations on sustaining rural ICTs in Africa
11 August 11
Regional relevance: Regional
This study commissioned by APC and written by wireless expert Ian Howard explores sustainable ICT and the need for wireless internet access for development (W4D). Intended to serve as a guide to members of the W4D community involved in African initiatives, Howard draws conclusions based on his observations of two... [read more]
Without excision and with the youth: Towards an informed African citizenship
04 August 11
Regional relevance: Regional
Information and communications technologies (ICTs) are changing the daily lives of African men and women, whether rich or poor, young or old, urban or rural, employed or unemployed. Their effects are felt in all sectors, by schools, companies, households, associations, ministries and parliaments, in private lives... [read more]
The female voyeur and the possibility of a pornography for women: Redefining the gaze of desire
31 July 11
Regional relevance: South Africa
Psychoanalytic film theory, which informs most film theory, defines the gaze as premised upon an unequal relationship between men and women: the active viewing subject is inevitably male while the passive object is always female. Pornography is perceived as extending this misogyny because the pleasure offered by... [read more]
The portrayal of women in television advertisements on SABC3: A reflection on stereotypical representation
31 July 11
Regional relevance: South Africa
Media representations of minority groups particularly representations of women has been a popular and contested area of research and an important issue in public debate. This study involves an analysis of sampled television advertisements drawn from SABC3. The way that the media represents women is a part of women's... [read more]
The media and domestic violence in Zimbabwe
27 July 11
Regional relevance: Zimbabwe
n spite of the enactment of the Domestic Violence Act, domestic violence is still prevalent in fictional work such as drama and soaps on the only station in Zimbabwe. This study concentrates mainly on physical abuse as depicted in locally produced fictional programs. Viewers look forward to these but they are also... [read more]
