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Reporting Unemployment: A virus eating our communities PDF print email
Written by Amanlda! Alternative Media (July - September) 2010   
Friday, 09 July 2010 10:31
Altmed5-coverUnemployment is a national disaster. Yet the commercialized media seldom reports on unemployment. More than 40% of working age South Africans is now without jobs; their creativity, imagination and energy, vital to the rebuilding of our country, day by day destroyed! 70% of the unemployed are youth and the majority (60%) is women.
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UNESCO Community Radio Handbook PDF print email
Written by Administrator   
Tuesday, 17 August 2010 02:00

CR_HandbookUNESCO's 2001 Community Radio Handbook aims to show ordinary people how to plan, setup, manage a radio station and produce radio programmes with a minimum of dependence on outside help. The handbook highlights case studies of several stations that started by themselves in Kenya, Ghana, Bolivia, Nepal, Philippines and others. DOWNLOAD THE HANDBOOK HERE

 

 

 

 

 
A Handbook for Women Politicians and the Media PDF print email
Written by Administrator   
Tuesday, 03 August 2010 02:00

feminism1Inter Press Services (IPS) published Women in the News: Strengthening the Voice and Visibility of Women in the African Media’s Coverage Elections, Politics and Governance in 2008. The handbook is written for "Women Politicians and the Media" and covers the relationship between gender and the media, IPS Gender Guidelines for the Media, and practical advise for engaging the media. 


Women in the News: Strengthening the Voice and Visibility of Women in the African Media’s Coverage of Elections, Politics and Governance, 2008


A Handbook for Women Politicians and the Media 

Written and compiled by Patricia A. Made 

 



Chapter One: Introduction 
Strengthening the Voice and Visibility of African Women in Elections, Politics and Governance 4 
Background to the Handbook 6 
Structure of the Handbook 7 


Chapter Two: Media and Rights 
Why is Gender Equality an Issue for the Media? 8 
The Media’s Role in a Democratic Society 8 
Understanding Gender in the Media 11 
Gender-aware Reporting 12 
Media Accountability: International and Regional Instruments On Gender and the Media 13 
Checklist – IPS Gender Guidelines for the Media 15 
Activity for Chapter 2 17 


Chapter Three: Understanding Why Gender Equality in Politics And Political Processes is Integral to Democracy 18 
Who are the Majority? 18 
Access and Representation 19 
Accountability 20 
Obstacles to Women’s Representation in Politics and Governance 21 
Electoral Systems and Political Parties 23 
Electoral Quotas and other Measures 24 
IPS Editorial Checklist – Guidelines for Coverage 27 
Activities for Chapter 3 28 


Chapter Four: Women, Politics and the News 31 
Politics is Big News 31 
The “Construction” of Women in Politics by the Media  33 
Politics and finance – The Seeds of a Good and Missing Story 38 
IPS Checklist – Guidelines for Coverage 39 
Activities for Chapter 4 40 


Chapter Five: Framing Issues from a Women’s Rights and Gender 
Equality Perspective 46 
What are frames? 46 
Talk facts, figures and impact 48 
Talk values 51 
Activities for Chapter 5 52 


Chapter Six: Understanding How to Engage With the Media 54 
What is media? 54 
Audiences 58 
Who is who in the Media? 58 
Prominence, Scandal and Events....What is News? 60 
Becoming Media Savvy – Things You Can Do! 62 
Activities for Chapter 6 63 
List of Resources 67 





 
Innovative Radio Inspiring Social Change PDF print email
Written by Administrator   
Tuesday, 27 July 2010 02:00
abculwaziABC Ulwazi published  Innovative Radio Inspiring Social Change in 2005. The publication presents a selection of community radio scripts with accompanying audio to inspire production on social development issues. 
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IFEX CAMPAIGNING FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION HANDBOOK PDF print email
Written by Administrator   
Tuesday, 20 July 2010 02:00
freedom-exThrough the power of the Internet, the International Freedom of Expression eXchange's (IFEX) Action Alert Network serves as a vital early warning system for the global community about free expression violations. The IFEX Campaign for Freedom Of Expression handbook is good guide to developing advocacy campaigns address the environment in which the abuses are enabled. It introduces proven campaigning techniques that enable free expression advocates to effect change in a greater number of ways. It gives us vivid examples of how these techniques have been used to force governments to act in less repressive ways. Through the presentation of case studies, we learn that by doing skillful, tactical and strategic campaigning – of the kind described in this handbook – free expression advocates can maximise their resources to become even more powerful agents of change. 
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