Deadline January 15, 2013 The Global Media Journal, African Edition invites submissions for its next issue with a theme of media and governance in Africa. This special issue on climate change and global warming is primarily focused on Public risk perceptions as crucial drivers of natural hazards policy and management response (Kellstedt, Zahran & Vedlitz […]
New Issue of Journal of Applied Journalism and Media Studies
The Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to bridge the gap between media and communication research and actors with a say in media production, i.e. broadcasters, newspapers, radio, Internet-based media outlets, etc. It is devoted to research with an applied angle in which a clear link is made […]
Media and Information Literacy in South Africa: Goals and Tools
The South African government has emphasized the need to expand the role of media education to promote equal access, with a level of quality and relevance that will empower disadvantaged groups. However, it is a challenging, time-consuming process, as well as requiring considerable and consistent expenditure and partnerships between many donor agencies. There is little […]
The representation of women in media
We still live in an era, where women are present but not heard. This is a new article published in the beat magazine: the pulse of UCT. Special thanks are due to UN Women. The media representation of women in Africa is one of the ongoing debatable issues without clear and settled answers. Optimists and […]
Youth, Media; Lifestyles: An Audience Study on Media
Presented as a comparative analysis, this qualitative audience study tests the hypothetic proposition that youths’ consumption of media is mediated by various socio-economic determinants as well as cultural and institutional practices. In order to test this hypothesis, the research examines the media (more specifically, television) consumption practices and lifestyles of black South African youths living […]
All-veiled TV aims to cover women’s needs
Cairo – A satellite channel run and hosted by fully-veiled presenters aims to break down the barriers for women in niqab who until the revolution that brought Islamists to power were shunned by Egypt’s lucrative television industry.
Gender Links Media Centres of Excellence
Gender Links has established Media Centres of Excellence (COEs) in gender mainstreaming as a follow up to gender and media research, advocacy, training and policy work that GL has been conducting in SADC since its establishment in 2001. Following the extensive work with the media, GL is going beyond the six stage gender policy process […]
Global Media Journal, African Edition
NEW JRE Affiliations and Partnerships-Global Media Journal, African Edition-ISSN 2073-2740 Global Media Journal, a publication of the Global Communication Association, is sponsored by the Department of Communication and Creative Arts, Purdue University, Calumet, Hammond, Indiana, USA. The African Edition of Global Media Journal is maintained by the Journalism Department of Stellenbosch University in the Western […]
African Platform on Access to Information adopted at conference in Cape Town (2011)
UNESCO has 193 Member States and seven Associate Member States. It is governed by the General Conference and the Executive Board. The Secretariat, headed by the Director-General, implements the decisions of these two bodies. Around 220 delegates from diverse sectors gathered together in Cape Town, South Africa, from 17 to 19 September 2011 in a […]
ICT Contours in Africa’s Development: Prospects and Concerns
One of the most important features of the digital age is the use of new communications technologies to build digital citizenships. Cultures could be a source of conflict that affect the use of new media to make powerful collaborations among online communities across societies, and within the same society, however, there are still altercation between […]