The Virtual Resource Centre (VRC) is an online resource centre for trainers, educators, journalists, gender and media advocates and students. The VRC includes case studies and clippings of media articles.
The VRC case studies and clippings may be searched using the following criteria: * Country * Theme * Skills * GEM classification (The GL Gender and Media classification system highlights whether an article illustrates a blatant or subtle gender stereotype; is gender aware or gender blind. Click here read more on the GEM classification. )
Both the media clippings and case studies have a description of the article. The case studies are written as training resources and include an analysis of the articles from a gender and journalistsic perspective and links to other training resources. The media article is attached as a jpeg to the case studies and clippings.
To search the VRC database click here. You can search for clippings; case studies or both by ticking the relevant boxes.
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The Sowetan newspaper apologised to City Press editor Ferial Haffajee yesterday for publishing a column that called her a black snake. “In his latest column [Eric] Miyeni crossed the line between robust debate and the condonation of violence,” said Sowetan and Sunday World general manager Justice Malala and... [read more]
Like Nikiwe Bikitsha (“It’s time to start campaigning for a female president”, August 12), I am increasingly despondent about the lack of voices in South Africa calling for a woman president. The ANC Women’s League has repeatedly failed to put this subject on the nation’s agenda. But the responsibility for... [read more]
You could say Gugu Mbtaha likes washing cars – during the past 12 years she’s washed about 6000 cars, leaving them all gleaming clean. That’s how Gugu earns her living and she keeps the taxi owners happy at the Zola Taxi Rank in Soweto. Gugu (36) told the People’s Paper: “I could not afford to pay for... [read more]
A 61 year old man is standing trial in Ramotswa. He allegedly pounced on his step-daughter and forced her to have sex with him the whole night after she had been gang-raped by two young men earlier that night. Bashi Ramaina is charged together with Bobo Refilwe Mokgadi, and Opelo Moeng - both aged 21 - who had... [read more]
This is another book that zeros in on the ravages of HIV/AIDS, a disease that has wrought so much devastation in Southern Africa in particular.
Indeed, in this age of global media, few are unaware of the HIV-Aids crisis facing South Africa. South African Constitutional Court Judge Edwin Cameron has written the... [read more]
Police in Francistown are investigating a case in which a 24 year old man from Shashemooke village is alleged to have murdered his 21 year old girlfriend of the same village and later committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree. The incident happened at Block 2 and was confirmed by Kutlwano Police Deputy... [read more]
Justice Modiri Letsididi has sentenced a man who brutally murdered his girlfriend with a hammer and burnt two houses to a total of 23 years. [read more]
Ferial Haffajee, editor of City Press, exposed Julius Malema's family trust which brought about Eric Miyeni's opinion piece on Haffajee's allegations. Miyeni uses gender insensitive and emotive language, using words that are racist (Haffajees of this racist world), metaphors (a black snake in the grass...) to... [read more]
In this article, Happy Baloyi features Nozipho Radebe, a 25 year old woman who has found her joy in creative production and broadcasting. She recently finished a 30 minute film entitled Positive Truth. Nozipho uses her camera (lens) to express her perspective of life. [read more]
