Articles about Media Industry
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SADC countries back tracking on media freedom
16 November 11
While positive signals elsewhere in the continent show that governments are embracing principles of free access to information, Southern African Development Community (SADC) seem to be retrogressing. Namibia and South Africa, once beacons of media freedom in the region, are no longer conducive environments for the... [read more]
Newsroom ethics in Africa: Quest for a normative framework
26 August 11
Regional relevance: Regional
Newsroom studies in Africa are peppered with tales of unethical reporting practices, conflict of interest, and corruption. These problems have undermined the credibility of the media and limited editorial autonomy. While some scholars call for a return to African ethical roots as a panacea; others hanker for greater... [read more]
Capital FM Radio - Malawi - gender awareness policy and Ethical principles of reporting on HIV and AIDS/ & G
31 March 10
Regional relevance: Malawi
This booklet includes the radio stations policy on AIDS as well as gender equality in the workplace. It also includes guiding principles for ethical reporting of HIV and AIDS & Gender. These guiding principles were developed as part of MAP which is a unique partnership between the media industry, civil society and... [read more]
Women still missing from top media posts
19 August 09
Regional relevance: Regional
Johannesburg, 18 August; Almost a year to the day since the adoption of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development, the region has the first comprehensive picture of the gender make-up of the region’s media. Based on findings from 126 media houses and representing 23, 678... [read more]
Diversity in Action. HIV and AIDS and Gender policies in newsrooms - Media Action Plan Handbook
08 August 08
Regional relevance: International
The handbook - part of the Media Action Plan (MAP) on HIV and AIDS and Gender - is targeted at key decision-makers within media houses who are pivotal to providing vision and effective leadership as well ensuring that policies are turned into action.
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Take a girl child to work day
29 May 08
Gender Links and the then recently launched GMDC hosted learners on the 29 May 2008 as part of CELL C's Take a girl child to work initiative. Ten grade seven learners from Cyrildene Primary school and ten grade eleven learners from the Thamsanqa Secondary School in Orange Farm spent the morning learning about the... [read more]
No media freedom without women’s voices
15 August 07
Regional relevance: Zambia
Among the most ground breaking provisions of the draft SADC Gender Protocol are those relating to media freedom. Article 12 states that: “Member States shall recognise that gender equality is intrinsic to freedom of expression, that all males and females have the right to communicate their views, interests and... [read more]
Is our media (still) racist?
01 July 07
The question requires more than a yes or no answer. If racism exists, it is certainly not for a lack of attempts to rid the media from the shackles of its history under apartheid. Since democracy arrived in South Africa, the media industry has undergone some wide-ranging changes. On the level of ownership and... [read more]
The Nigerian press coverage of political conflicts in a pluralistic society
01 January 07
This paper evaluates Nigeria’s press coverage of political crises and conflicts during the President Obasanjo (Second Term) regime of 2003-2007. The major focus of this paper is to assess the role of the Nigerian press in the struggle for political positions, which breeds crises and conflicts especially in a... [read more]
Media needs to step up coverage on gender issues all year round
14 November 06
Regional relevance: South Africa
Media did not invent gender inequalities or any form of social inequality for that matter. Yet media is central to both knowingly and unwittingly promoting gender inequalities. By providing a particular set of representations, media feeds off and feeds into social assumptions and practices that ultimately undermine... [read more]
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