Articles about Media Education
Diversity Exchange, Issue 24 January 2012
07 February 12
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
New year, new beginnings! Welcome to Issue 24 of the Diversity Exchange, the Gender and Media Diversity Centre (GMDC) monthly newsletter. The New Year all starts with most of us making resolutions for what we want to achieve in the year. As the GMDC, we are starting on an exciting note and there is a lot of energy... [read more]
Upcoming Events
06 February 12
Media Centres of Excellence - Training of Trainers, 13-15 February 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa
Mainstreaming gender in media education, 20-24 December 2011, February 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa
GMDC Advisory Group Meeting and telcon, 23 February 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Editor's note
03 February 12
By Saeanna Chingamuka
New year, new beginnings! Welcome to Issue 24 of the Diversity Exchange, the Gender and Media Diversity Centre (GMDC) monthly newsletter. The New Year all starts with most of us making resolutions for what we want to achieve in the year. As the GMDC, we are starting on an exciting... [read more]
New year, new beginnings! Welcome to Issue 24 of the Diversity Exchange, the Gender and Media Diversity Centre (GMDC) monthly newsletter. The New Year all starts with most of us making resolutions for what we want to achieve in the year. As the GMDC, we are starting on an exciting... [read more]
Mainstreaming gender in journalism and media education
03 February 12 | (1) Comment
From 20 to 24 February 2012, Gender Links (GL) will train trainers from academic institutions on the key concepts in gender mainstreaming, work on a plan of action for gender mainstreaming in curriculum for each institution, training on the use of the technology for online discussions. [read more]
UNESCO Centres of Excellence colloquium
06 October 11
The journalism and media educators continue to meet at Highway Africa conferences. This year, the educators from Africa and beyond discussed pedagogical methodologies in journalism education, enhancing gender in journalism education and supporting science journalism in Africa. [read more]
Gender mainstreaming Centres of Excellence in Media Education and Training
24 June 11
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
This concept paper outlines the process to establish Gender mainstreaming Centres of Excellence in Journalism and Media Education and Training in institutions of higher learning in Southern Africa. The process emerges from the Gender in Media Education Audit. The Audit measured if and how gender is mainstreamed in... [read more]
Gender in Media Education
26 May 11
Regional relevance: Africa
The Audit of Gender in Media Education in Southern Africa (GIME) is the most comprehensive study undertaken of the gender dimensions of journalism and media education and training in tertiary institutions in Southern Africa. The study was administered in 25 institutions in 13 countries including Botswana, DRC,... [read more]
Zimbabwe Gender in Media Education audit
08 March 11
Regional relevance: Zimbabwe
This report provides an analysis of documents, interviews, lecture observations and student focus
groups conducted in October 2009 at three institutions in Zimbabwe: Harare Polytechnic, Midlands State University (MSU) and the National University of Science and Technology (NUST). It forms part of the Gender In Media... [read more]
Tanzania Gender in Media Education audit
08 March 11
Regional relevance: Tanzania
This report provides an analysis of documents, interviews, lecture observation and student focus
groups conducted at the University of Dar es Salaam, School of Journalism and Mass Communication. It forms part of the Gender In Media Education in Southern Africa (GIME) research: the most comprehensive study yet... [read more]
Swaziland Gender in Media Education audit
08 March 11
Regional relevance: Swaziland
The audit of Gender In Media Education in Southern Africa (GIME) is the most comprehensive study yet undertaken of the gender dimensions of journalism and media education and training in tertiary institutions in Southern Africa. The audit of the University of Swaziland (UNISWA) is part of a larger GIME audit that... [read more]
