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Resource Kit for Gender-Ethical Journalism and Media-House Policy. Book 2: Practical Resources
Toronto: World Association for Christian Communication (WACC); International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2012), 66 pp.
"This learning resource kit aims to provide an answer to the current gender gap in news content and lack of existing self-regulatory mechanisms to confront gender bias. It is organised in two books that may be read independently of each other. Book 2 will be of interest to media practitioners – jo
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A Handbook on Gender Equality Best Practices in European Journalists’ Unions
Brussels: European Federation of Journalists (EFJ); International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2012), 39 pp.
"This handbook is based on a survey, completed through extensive communications with journalist trade union officials responsible for gender issues, throughout the affiliated unions of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) (a section of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). Sadly
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Women and the Web: Bridging the Internet Gap and Creating New Global Opportunities in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Santa Clara, Calif.; New York: Intel; Dalberg Global Development Advisors (2012), 100 pp.
"This report [is] the first compilation of the global data on how women in developing countries access and use the Internet. I am convinced this report provides key insights for policy makers, the development community and industry. Based on interviews and surveys of 2,200 women in developing countr
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Changing Focus: Exploring Images of Women and Empowerment in Egypt
IDS Bulletin (Institute of Development Studies), volume 43, issue 5 (2012), pp. 104-109
"In moving away from prescriptive one-way communications exercises, participatory development communications use better strategies to engage communities and capture nuance. This article examines a communications case study in Egypt: a photography competition aimed at understanding how local photogra
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Community Radio and Gender: Towards an Inclusive Public Sphere
Brisbane: Paper presented at the India Media Symposium: Public Spheres, the Media & Social Change in India (2012), 20 pp.
"Gender is a significant dimension in community radio (CR) initiatives that are seeking to deploy communication technologies for social change in general and empowerment of women in particular. CR not only provides an opportunity for women’s access to information, but, more significantly, also all
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Real World: Empowering Representations of Women through Film
IDS Bulletin (Institute of Development Studies), volume 43, issue 5 (2012), pp. 110-116
"This article makes an argument for the added value of the use of documentary film in development research communication. It draws broadly on the specific experience of the Real World film scheme developed by the Pathways of Women’s Empowerment Research Programme Consortium and Creative England, t
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Migrantinnen in den Medien: Darstellungen in der Presse und ihre Rezeption
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2012), 176 pp.
"In der medialen Repräsentation von Migrantinnen überwiegt das Klischee des hilfsbedürftigen, weiblichen Opfers, das dem Rollenmodell der westlichen, emanzipierten Frau gegenübergestellt wird [...] Die Lokalpresse mit alltagsweltlichen Bezügen einerseits, die Boulevardmedien mit Fokus auf Berü
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Unveiling the Revolutionaries: Cyberactivism and the Role of Women in the Arab Uprisings
Houston, Tex.: Rice University, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy (2012), 44 pp.
"This is the first scholarly analysis of how young women used social media and cyberactivism to help shape the “Arab Spring” and its aftermath. It argues that women's engagement with social media has coincided with a shift in the political landscape of the Middle East, and it is unlikely that th
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Grassroots International Community Radio and Public Service Media: The Case of FIRE (Feminist International Radio Endeavour)
In: The Palgrave Handbook of Global Radio
Houndmills, Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2012), pp. 38-49
Does Gender Determine Journalists’ Professional Views? A Reassessment Based on Cross-National Evidence
European Journal of Communication, volume 27, issue 3 (2012), pp. 257-277
"Research into journalism and gender to date has found somewhat contradictory evidence as to the ways in which women and men practice journalism. Some scholars claim that women have inherently different concepts and practices of journalism and that this has led to a feminization of journalism, other
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Arab Women in Arab News: Old Stereotypes and New Media
Doha: Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing (2012), xxvi, 466 pp.
"There is a vast scholarly literature tracing western stereotypes of Arab women from medieval times to the present. From 1800, the dominant western stereotype of Arab women depicts them as passive and oppressed. Thirty years of social science media research in the west has shown that media images of
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Information Communication Technologies for Gender and Development in Africa: The Case for Radio and Technological Blending
International Communication Gazette, volume 74, issue 3 (2012), pp. 240-257
"The information communication technologies for development literature (ICT4D) has identified information communication technologies (ICTs) as a significant tool for economic and social development of least developed countries. The discourse has marginalized radio and promoted ICTs. However, there a
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Facilitating Dialog About Development Through Digital Photography: Seeing Through the Eyes of Maasai Women
Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, volume 5, issue 1 (2012), pp. 20-42
"In recent decades the Maasai of East Africa have undergone substantive cultural change in response to national development efforts. This study uses participant observation, in-depth interviews, and digital photography to better understand the lived experience and development perspectives of Maasai
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Resource Kit for Gender-Ethical Journalism and Media-House Policy. Book 1: Conceptual Issues
Toronto: World Association for Christian Communication (WACC); International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2012), 59 pp.
"This learning resource kit aims to provide an answer to the current gender gap in news content and lack of existing self-regulatory mechanisms to confront gender bias. It is organised in two books that may be read independently of each other. Book 1 discusses conceptual issues pertaining to gender,
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Maori and Aboriginal Women in the Public Eye: Representing Difference, 1950-2000
Canberra: Australian National University (ANU) E Press (2011), 257 pp.
"From 1950, increasing numbers of Aboriginal and Maori women became nationally or internationally renowned. Few reached the heights of international fame accorded Evonne Goolagong or Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, and few remained household names for any length of time. But their growing numbers and visibilit
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Reporting Family Violence: 'Just Another Incident'
In: Communication, Culture & Society in Papua New Guinea: Yu Tok Wanem?
Madang: DWU Press, Divine Word University (2011), pp. 74-82
"The findings from this stuy indicate that the Papua New Guinea (PNG) press is not helping to highlight and address the issue of family violence, which is a social hindrance to development in PNG. This is supported by arguments of lack of prominence given to family violence stories, unreliable sourc
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Role of Women in Media
Bangalore: SFS College Publications (2011), 197 pp.
The Changing Representation of the Arab Woman in Middle East Advertising and Media
Global Media Journal - Arabian Edition, volume 1, issue 2 (2011), pp. 67-88
"As the United Arab Emirates continues to emerge as a cosmopolitan tourist destination, the marketing of Arab images to create metaphors of hospitality and openness, even sex appeal, will continue to grow. Images of Arab women are central to the branding of the UAE in its desired role as a globally
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