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Media & Gender Monitor is a bi-annual publication of the WACC Media & Gender Justice Programme distributed to more than 3,000 individuals and organisations worldwide. It attempts to articulate concerns pertaining to the gender dimensions of media from global, regional and local perspectives and to address a wide range of gender and communication issues.

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Editorial MGM20, July Print E-mail
 ‘The GMMP can be likened to a giant workshop where the participants are active audiences from all over the world. Those who join the GMMP realize for the first time that they are all seriously thinking about the same media issues at the same time’.
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GMMP 2009/2010: Nouvelles Print E-mail

Il nous reste quatre mois avant la quatrième journée mondiale de monitorage des médias pour le GMMP 2009/2010!

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GMMP 2009/2010: Noticias Print E-mail

Aun falta un poco mas de 4 meses para que se lleve a cabo el día mundial de monitoreo de los medios para GMMP 2009/2010!

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GMMP 2009/2010: Update Print E-mail

Just over 4 months are remaining before the global media monitoring day for GMMP 2009/2010 takes place!

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News On(the)line Print E-mail

While the statistics vary starkly by region and country, it is undeniable that Internet use is rising. Further, several studies show the number of internet users obtaining their news online is increasing. This is the impetus for the inclusion of ’online news sources’ as a medium to be monitored on a pilot basis, during the Fourth Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP 2009/2010).

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La Mujer Mediatizada Print E-mail

Sonia Santoro, directora ejecutiva de la Asociación Civil Artemisa Comunicación, Argentina

En octubre de 2009 comenzamos a realizar el proyecto “Video de comunicación y género para incidencia en medios masivos de comunicación”.

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The GMMP: Unity, Partnerships, Change Print E-mail
Chloe Shantz-Hilkes, WACC

After the most recent media monitoring day—February 16th, 2005—emails flooded into WACC’s offices from all over the world.

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Stop, Rewind, Play: The GMMP in South Africa Print E-mail

Judith Smith Vialva, Southern African Media and Gender  Institute, South Africa

It was with great excitement that we approached the 2005 Global Media Monitoring Day.  Our partners, MISA (Media Institute Southern Africa) South African Chapter, GenderLinks, Media Monitoring Africa and ourselves had chosen the media that we would be monitoring.

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Heightened Awareness Print E-mail
Aniela Gella Saaiman, Southern African Media and Gender Institute, South Africa

In preparation for the 16th of February 2005, the day the Southern African Media and Gender Institute (SAMGI) would partake in the Global Media Monitoring Project, staff were fortunate to have the expertise of William Bird, of the Media Monitoring Africa, at our Cape Town offices for a two-day workshop.
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Generating Media Accountability: Making the GMMP happen in Nigeria Print E-mail
Nkem Fab-Ukozor, Society and Media Initiative, Nigeria. National GMMP 2005, 2009/2010 Coordinator

Being the first time I'd handled a project of that magnitude. I was really excited about it. What’s more, my research in the area of media and gender had helped to stoke the fire. The GMMP was like a baby I must help to nurture.
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Gender Equality in the Newsroom: International Federation of Journalists Conference on Gender and Ethics Print E-mail
Lavinia Mohr, WACC

"There is a new and fresh consciousness of gender equality and women’s rights within journalism and the International Federation of Journalists” Aidan White, General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) told representatives of about sixty journalists unions from forty-five countries around the world.
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Getting the Balance Right: IFJ Handbook on Gender Equality in Journalism Print E-mail
“In every region and culture there are fixed images, deeply entrenched prejudices and biased reflexes that pose challenges to journalists and media.”  (Getting the Balance Right, 2009)
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IFJ and WACC partnership for gender equality in media Print E-mail

On June 12th, 2009 the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) together drafted a memorandum of understanding intended to illuminate the shared goals of the two organisations and map out a path towards their achievement.

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Mujeres y medios de comunicación Print E-mail
Miriam Suárez, Casa de la Mujer, Bolivia

La comunicación juega un rol principal en la tarea de contribuir a que las asimetrías de género se eliminen, la comunicación es transmisora de contenidos y por lo mismo, formadora de opinión.
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Campaign on Media Literacy for Women Print E-mail
Manju Thapa, Asmita Women’s Publishing House, Nepal 

The just-completed media literacy campaign for women implemented by ASMITA Women’s Publishing House in Banke and Sunsari districts, Nepal is to be credited for a new consciousness in media consumers and Nepali media on the imperative for gender sensitive media.
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How to gather evidence to support advocacy Print E-mail

Training Module No. 5, ‘Mission Possible: A Gender and Media Advocacy Training Toolkit’

Gender and media activists should work with facts when engaging with the media. There are different ways that activists can conduct research on the media to gather these facts, several of which are discussed in the module.

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