"It is essential to promote forms of communication that not only challenge the patriarchal nature of media but strive to decentralise and democratise them: to create media that encourage dialogue and debate; media that advance women and peoples' creativity [...] Media which are responsive to people's needs". (The Bangkok Declaration, 1994) This blog seeks to encourage a critical engagement with questions about the gender dimensions of print, broadcast and digital media policy and practice. The posts highlight news, events, analyses and information from around the world in an effort to spur gender-focussed debate and action.
Pilot study by the Myanmar Women’s Journalists Society (MWJS) on gender portrayal in Myanmar news media. Supported by the International Media Support and Fojo Media Institute.
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The Indian Express newspaper's month-long campaign featuring gender-focused news stories designed to challenge gender stereotypes and give women and sexual minorities a fair share in news coverage.
Read MoreTunisia becomes the second country after Palestine to sign the Declaration on Media Freedom in the Arab World.
Read MoreMarzia Nawrozi on portrayal of Afghan women in local and international news.
Read MoreA call for comment submissions from the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women on the updated draft of General Recommendation No. 19 (1992) on Violence Against Women.
Read MoreAn article published in The Guardian (UK) outlining strategies to make news companies more inclusive.
Read MoreA call for applications by Gender Links and the South African Broadcasting Association on the topics of gender equality in media.
Read MoreAn initiative serving as a platform and safe space for Israeli and Palestinian women to voice their experiences during the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.
Read MoreGlobally, in what news medium is the gender gap in reporters the narrowest?
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Female news reporters are most present in radio at 41%, and least present in print news at 35%. The proportion of female reporters has increased most dramatically on radio compared to print and television news over the past 15 years.
Consult the Global Media Monitoring Project reports for more information.
WHO WE ARE
Who Makes the News (WMTN) is a knowledge, information and resource portal on gender and the media. It hosts the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), a research and advocacy initiative that pursues gender equality in and through the news media.
WMTN is run by WACC, a global network of communicators that seeks social justice through communication rights.
