"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.
Tunisia 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 MoreA call for grant applications for journalism by and for women. Issued by the International Women's Media Foundation.
Read MoreAn article by Al Jazeera on the experiences of local female journalists in Gaza who work with foreign correspondents, referred to as "fixers". Featuring also a TED talk by Gaza's first female "fixer" Ameera Harouda.
Read MoreWhat proportion of news stories published on major news websites worldwide focus centrally on women?
You are correct! 19% of online news stories focus centrally on women according to the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) findings. In the traditional news mediums however, only 10% of stories direct attention to women or deal with issues affecting women in particular ways.
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Who Makes the News (WMTN) is a knowledge, information and resource portal on media, gender and other axes of discrimination. It hosts the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), the world's largest and longest running research and advocacy initiative that seeks to advance gender equality in and through the news media.
