Articles about News Media
Mainstreaming Gender into Media Education
07 June 05
Regional relevance: Namibia
The Gender and Media Baseline Study 2002 shows that women constitute only 17 % of news sources in the Southern African media. Women are also portrayed in a far more limited number of roles than men, most frequently either as sex objects or as victims of violence. As much as freedom of expression is hailed as a... [read more]
Who Makes the News? Global Media Monitoring Project 2005
31 January 05
On 16 February 2005 newsroom staff around the globe went about their business as normal. But for the groups around the world who gathered to monitor their news media, this was no ordinary day.After months of preperation, the third Global Media Monitoring Project was underway. [read more]
WHO makes the news? Global Media Monitoring Project 2005
01 January 05
WHO makes the news? Global Media Monitoring Project 2005
01 January 05
Ordinary women absent in Indian media
21 September 04
Regional relevance: International
The revolution by ballot accomplished through the general elections in India earlier this year caught the Indian media, as much as the media-consuming public in the country, on the wrong foot. While much newsprint and air-time have been expended on analyses of the unexpected election results, the media have devoted... [read more]
Children: Dying to Make the News
01 January 04
