A webinar on Thursday in which a UNESCO representative took part, took up the issue of fake news and disinformation which has become one of the biggest challenges faced by journalists across the world.Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 (IANS) A .
March 1, 2021 . past research shows that the country s media has perpetuated deep-rooted stereotypes and prejudices against women - both in the newsroom and in the news produced by media organisations. The purpose of this study, conducted by Fojo Media Institute (Fojo) and International Media Support (IMS), is to generate baseline information and programme recommendations on the state of gender and the media in Ethiopia. Specifically, it: offers a quantitative baseline of the number of women journalists working in newsrooms and their levels of seniority (including their participation in management structures); assesses the extent to which gender norms determine the kind of issues women are likely to report on; and provides a qualitative account of workplace policies and processes that support the empowerment of women in the newsroom.
How journalism training is changing (and flourishing) in sub-Saharan Africa
Nonprofits and universities are shaping the future of journalism in the continent by focusing on new priorities, Laura Oliver reports
Journalist uses a phone to film in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Laura Oliver
Monday 15 February 2021
Journalists in Africa have witnessed huge social, economic and political changes in the last 10 years. Alongside news milestones, different priorities for countries and audiences have emerged, from tackling climate change and financial corruption to the changes in news production and distribution.
To what extent journalism training in Africa has changed in response to these changes has been unknown until now. Fortunately,
SIR – Your Leading Article (December 16) is absolutely right.
Trust in people’s common sense. The vast majority will do what is right. The usual suspects will be irresponsible regardless.
John Taylor
Purley, Surrey
SIR – They break the rules; you bend the rules; I have a very good reason for what I am doing.
Kate Wylie Carrick
SIR – You report that two leading medical journals have criticised the Government’s stance on Christmas.
Readers should understand that the Health Service Journal is actually a magazine for NHS managers. The British Medical Journal, meanwhile, is partly a peer-reviewed publication, but in recent years has also published political comment. Most of this has been critical of government policy (no matter which party is in power), and both journals could be said to share the view that the NHS runs the country.