Articles about Media Houses
HIV and AIDS Gender Baseline Study: Botswana
03 May 06
Regional relevance: Botswana
Botswana finding of the HIV and AIDS and Gender Baseline Study [read more]
HIV AIDS and gender baseline study: Tanzania
03 May 06
Regional relevance: Tanzania
The Tanzania HIV and AIDS and Gender Study is part of the Media Action Plan (MAP) on HIV and AIDS and Gender, led by the Southern African Editors' Forum (SAEF). [read more]
HIV and AIDS: Those most affected are least heard
02 May 06
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
Findings of the HIV and AIDS and Gender Baseline Study looking at how the media in eleven Southern African countries cover the epidemic and its gender dimensions. [read more]
The newsroom is not a safe place for women journalists
09 December 05
Regional relevance: Zimbabwe
Despite several cases of rape and attempted rape, physical assault, subsequent unfair dismissals and all sorts of bullying tactics used against women in some Zimbabwean newsrooms, the response by authorities including the police has been lukewarm. Most often little or no action is taken against offenders. [read more]
Media lags behind on HIV/AIDS and gender policies
23 August 05
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
So is this democracy?
10 May 05
Regional relevance: Namibia
Throughout the world, World Press Freedom Day serves as an occasion to inform the public of violations of the right to freedom of expression and as a reminder that many journalists brave death or jail to bring people their daily news. [read more]
Glass ceiling two: and audit of women and men in Southern African Newsrooms
01 January 05
Regional relevance: International
16 Days of Activism News from Swaziland: 10 December 2004
10 December 04
Regional relevance: Swaziland
The Swazi media should be commended for its commitment towards the fight against gender violence in Swaziland. The media in Swaziland have shown their commitment by reporting and exploring issues of rape, murder, incest and domestic violence during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence Campaign. The media... [read more]
GEMSA 16 Days of Activism Newsletter Issue 3
29 November 04
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
Violence against women is a societal problem which affects all people, in all spheres. Individuals, families, communities, provinces and even the state are not left unscathed. As long as one sector of society ? by virtue of their sex and by extension their unequal status ? remain vulnerable to violence, we are all... [read more]
The media is missing the woods for the trees
04 December 03
Regional relevance: South Africa
For a profession not renowned for reflection, the media has opened itself up to some serious soul searching over the last few weeks. Sadly, the introspection has not gone beyond the rather self-righteous ponderings over whether or not journalists should reveal their sources to the bigger issues raised, like whose... [read more]
