Articles about Media Literacy
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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]
Editor's note
16 September 11
by Saeanna Chingamuka
This month's edition has come out at a time when media practitioners including journalists, media educators and media activists are in Cape Town to attend the first Pan African Conference on Access to Information. The GMDC seminars have sought to give a voice to citizens on the... [read more]
This month's edition has come out at a time when media practitioners including journalists, media educators and media activists are in Cape Town to attend the first Pan African Conference on Access to Information. The GMDC seminars have sought to give a voice to citizens on the... [read more]
Media and Information Literacy and women
09 July 11 | (1) Comment
The aspect of media and information literacy is closely related to access to information. Media literacy provides participants with skills to be able to access information from different mediums, engage with it critically and create information that is relevant to their needs. Gender and media literacy has been one... [read more]
Masculinity and male gender identity in advertising
30 June 11
Regional relevance: South Africa
This is a research paper by a journalism student at Stellenbosch University. The essay offers a critical discussion of masculinity and male gender identity in South African advertising. This is done by, firstly, looking at how masculinity or - more correctly - masculinities are defined and understood. Secondly, this... [read more]
MIJ and SJMC participate in the media literacy course
06 May 11
The role of the media is to look critically at society, but who looks critically at the media?
Media literacy is a key set of tools necessary for discerning media consumers to help them better understand the media they access. In the month of March, two training institutions participated in GL's media literacy... [read more]
Evelyn Kgodungwe
04 March 11
Never underestimate the power of an email address. Gender Links conducted a three-day media literacy training course from 14-16 September 2009 at the President Hotel in Gaborone, Botswana. Mrs. Evelyn Kgodungwe is one of the women councillors who participated in the Media Literacy and IT Skills course for Women in... [read more]
Workshops
26 February 11
Students from the UB's Department of Media Studies attended a media literacy workshop in early February. The event was facilitated by Head of Department Eno Akpabio and Kubi Rama and GL Botswana staff members joined the group during the opening session. [read more]
Global Framework on Media and Information Literacy Indicators
08 December 10
It is time southern Africa became media literate according to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). A recent meeting in Bangkok, Thailand brought together experts (including Kubi Rama, Gender Links Deputy Director) to discuss concepts around media literacy, curriculum... [read more]
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