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Media and Trafficking in Human Beings: Guidelines
Vienna: International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) (2017), 27 pp.
"Human trafficking, which is closely linked to slavery and forced labour, is a complex social problem that requires thoughtful, informed and, above all, compassionate journalism to provide context, give voice to the victims and assist in the search for solutions. Media and journalism should play a p
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Problems and Perspectives of the Relationship Between the Media and Human Rights
Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2017), xx, 190 pp.
"In a democratic political system, the media is often entrusted with the responsibility of guarding the rights of the people. As such, it is essential to critically look at its role and functions in our present socio-political context. This book represents a comprehensive analysis of the following c
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Gender in Myanmar News: News Content Analysis from a Gender Perspective
Yangon: Myanmar Women Journalists Society; International Media Support (IMS); Fojo Media Institute (2017), 58 pp.
"The study shows that very little time and space is given to women as news sources and subjects in Myanmar media. The overall figure of 16% representation across all mediums, can be interpreted as an established practice of media to defer in most cases to the male source. Female and male sources are
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"The frequencies of female leaders being sourced in the news were far lower than those of male leaders, especially in the government sector. This demonstrates that female leaders are disappointingly under-represented in the news despite their contribution and participation in the workforce. Female l
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Arab Women and the Media in Changing Landscapes
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2017), xxv, 277 pp.
"Maestri and Profanter highlight that the methodological approaches adopted in this volume are both interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary. Focusing on the changing relationship between the dynamics of Arab communication spaces and the role of Arab women both in and through the media, the introduct
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"The Woman You Want to Be": The Changing Face of Fairlady Magazine, 1985–2005
African Journalism Studies, volume 38, issue 2 (2017), pp. 115-140
"Feminine identity has always been complicated by race and class in South Africa. The history of beauty pageants, like sporting contests, demonstrates the extent to which culture and contemporary politics intertwine. Examining the cover model choices of women’s magazines offers a fruitful means of
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Media and Elections in Uganda: A Gender Analysis of Print Media Coverage of the 2016 General Elections
Kampala: Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA) (2016), xx, 68 pp.
"Evidence from the study reveals that the visibility of women (candidates or voters) during coverage of the 2016 general elections in Uganda was significantly low relative to that of men, not only in terms of being read about or being heard, but also being seen in pictures. The study findings show t
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Mobilização das mulheres em enunciados de jornais brasileiros (1979-1988)
Porto Alegre: Editora Fi (2016), 88 pp.
Análise de género na mídia moçambicana 2015
Maputo: IREX (2016), 32 pp.
"Desde a sua criação em 2012, o Programa Para Fortalecimento da Mídia (MSP) documenta anualmente a cobertura das temáticas relacionadas com Género, Violência Baseada no Género (VBG) e Tráfi co de Pessoas, na mídia moçambicana. Os dados colhidos ao longo destes anos mostram que estas quest
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Building Capacity for a Changing Media Environment in Africa: A Focus on Training Needs and Gender Concerns
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 8, issue 3 (2016), pp. 247-318
Adolescentes mediatizadas: Análisis de noticias sobre violencia contra las adolescentes en medios gráficos de Argentina
Equipo Latinoamericano de Justicia y Género (ELA) (2016), 51 pp.
"En 2015 los medios de comunicación registraron 286 femicidios. Entre ellos, 86 de las víctimas tenían entre 19 y 30 años y 39 eran adolescentes de entre 13 y 18 años. Resulta interesante analizar la contradicción entre la hipersexualización de niñas y adolescentes en el discurso y las imág
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Gendering War and Peace Reporting: Some Insights – Some Missing Links
Göteborg: Nordicom (2016), 278 pp.
Censored Gender: Women’s Right to Freedom of Expression and Information in Myanmar
London: Article 19 (2015), 91 pp.
New Media Configurations and Socio-Cultural Dynamics in Asia and the Arab World
Baden-Baden; London: Nomos; Bloomsbury (2015), 372 pp.
"This book explores socio-cultural dynamics in Asia and the Arab world, embedding them into current processes of mediatisation. The book is based on the assumption that social and cultural changes never originate exclusively from the media or technological innovations, but rather depend on the chang
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Society's Emerging Feminities: Neoliberal, Postfeminist, and Hybrid Identities on Television in South Africa
"With its emphasis on the lives and interests of upper-middle-class women who live out the success of the African dream, 'Society' [a miniseries aired in 2007 on SABC television channel] has been compared to the HBO drama 'Sex and the City' (1998-2004), with its portrayal of conspicious consumption
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The Routledge Companion to Media and Gender
London; New York: Routledge (2015), xviii, 670 pp.
"The 59 chapters in this volume, written by leading researchers from around the world, provide scholars and students with an engaging and authoritative survey of current thinking in media and gender research. The Companion includes the following features: With each chapter addressing a distinct, con
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