Entries from Byline Portal tagged with 'Media'
The Paralyzing Rage Of Sexual Harassment
by Dahlia Scheindlin, +972, Israel - It’s simple sexual harassment – not a uniquely Israeli problem. One of the top television news personalities in the country, Emmanuel Rosen, has been accused by a large number of women of harassment over...
Putting Dissent on Hold
by Anne Wolf, Good Governance Africa, South Africa - Was it coincidence or was it deliberate? Following the January 2013 terrorist attack at the natural-gas complex in the Saharan town of In Amenas, the Algerian government once again spurned the...
What Happens When an American Asks Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem Their wishes?
by Ilene Prusher, Jerusalem Vivendi, Israel - “The air over Jerusalem is saturated with prayers and dreams,” poet Yehuda Amichai wrote, “like the air over industrial cities. It’s hard to breathe.” But somehow, when a young American named Joseph Shamash...
No Cause for Fear
by Bina Shah, The Dawn, Pakistan - Twenty women in leadership roles from various industries — finance, the corporate sector, law, publishing — sat down and talked about how Pakistan can promote women role models who are at the forefront...
Cyberbullying’s Roots are Offline, Not on a Computer Screen
by Alyssa Wiseman and Samantha Levy, The Globe and Mail, Canada - It’s been a horrible few months, with the senseless deaths of teens Amanda Todd and, more recently, of Rehtaeh Parsons. The devastating deaths of these young women, both...
The Kerfuffle over Wearing Foreign Clothing
by Sabria S. Jawhar, Arab News, Saudi Arabia - Last week President Barack Obama visited Israel’s Hall of Remembrance while on his Middle East tour. During his visit he wore the Jewish kippa on his head as a sign of...
Myanmar: Who is Plotting the Meikhtila Riot?
by Chan Myae Khine, Global Voices, Netherlands - Netizens are actively discussing the issue. Some are spreading hate comments on Facebook while others are expressing their frustration over religious clashes....
The Invisible Girls
by Shagufta Naaz, Dawn, Pakistan - It’s the boys who make their clothes dirty and then help their mom (or grandma) to clean them by ‘giving hands to the machine!’ It’s the boys who climb the jungle gym at the...
Is the ‘China Dream’ Really a ‘Strong Military Dream’?
by Rachel Wang, Tea Leaf Nation, China/USA - On March 3, an article entitled “Focusing and Building up a ‘Strong Military’ Dream” appeared on the front page of the PLA Daily. At first glance, the article appeared to be a...
Can Men Be Taught Not to Rape?
by Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon, USA - If you want to know why we need to educate men not to be sexually aggressive, look no further than what happened when Zerlina Maxwell went on television to say that we need...
Azerbaijan Tightens Grip on Islamic Literature
by Shahla Sultanova, IWPR, UK - Azerbaijan has tightened restrictions on religious literature – both imported and locally published– in a move that reflects official worries about Sunni radicalism and also about interference by the Shia theocracy in neighbouring Iran....
The Sexy Lie
by Caroline Heldman, TedX, USA - A leading advocate for spotlighting how the mainstream media contributes to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence in America, Caroline Heldman offers straight talk and an often-startling look at the...
Journalism Falls Victim to Mexico Narco Wars
by Ana Arana and Daniela Guazo, Knight Center for Journalism, USA - A lack of official government information including credible crime reports has further complicated the media´s job, an investigation by Mexico City-based Fundacion MEPI found....
Syria Strains the Semantics of Civil War
by Jacqueline Outka, Asia Times, Hong Kong - The use of "civil war" to describe what is taking place in Syria has become common in recent months. The characterization is a far cry from its general definition, but has its...
Pressing Issues in Tunisia Raise Concerns
by Sarah Mersch, Daily Star, Lebanon - The broader future of the institution and role of the media in post-revolution Tunisia remains highly contested....
We Are Not Powerless to Confront Climate Change
by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, USA - Millions of victims of Superstorm Sandy remain without power, but they are not powerless to do something about climate change. The media consistently fail to make the link between extreme weather and global...
Russia's Internet 'Blacklist' Law Sparks Free-Speech Fears
by Claire Bigg, RFE, Czech Republic - Russian authorities have been given the green light to shut down Internet websites carrying information deemed harmful to children....
Redefining…”the Perfect Woman”
by Melissa,Redefining Female, USA - In the hearts of women and men everywhere, there lies the myth of the perfect woman....
Janet Mock on the Freedom of Telling Her Own Story
by Julianne Hing, Colorlines, USA - Before she came out in the pages of Marie Claire last year, Janet Mock knew a thing or two about media and storytelling for mass consumption. The 29-year-old transgender woman and daughter of a...
The Fight for Information in Italy
by Alessia Cerantola, European Journalism Centre, The Netherlands - In many countries, access to public information is guaranteed by law. Often at the constitutional level. Not in Italy....
Creepshots and Revenge Porn: How Paparazzi Culture Affects Women
by Kira Cochrane, Guardian, UK - The row over topless pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge continues. But Kate is not alone. Young women everywhere – famous and non-famous – are increasingly becoming victims of voyeurism in our internet age....
Alternative to Wikileaks Arises in Iceland
by Lowana Veal, IPS, Italy - “One of the main motivations for the Associated Whistle-blowing Press is to unite journalists around the world and bring stories to light,” says Brazilian journalist Pedro Noel, one of the main people behind the...
Terror and Teargas on the Streets of Bahrain
by Jen Marlowe, Tomgram, USA - Ignoring the revolution underway in Bahrain and its demands for freedom and democracy is, however, perilous. If activists move from largely peaceful demonstrations toward the use of violence, Bahrain could prove the powder keg...
In Australia, Backlash to Murdoch Scandal Could Erode Press Freedom
by Julie Posetti, MediaShift, USA - Rupert Murdoch's toxic News of the World legacy has the potential to undermine press freedom in his country of birth -- Australia -- where the national government is considering recommendations for the regulation of...
Israeli Women Fight Orthodox Curbs
by Jillian Kestler-D'Amours, IPS, Italy - After filing the first-ever class-action lawsuit on the issue of gender segregation in Israel, a local religious women’s rights group says it hopes to protect the rights of women in the public sphere of...
Up in Arms over Comedy
by Huma Yusuf, Dawn, Pakistan - Shows like Citizen Khan are essential in multicultural societies and help put all communities on an equal footing — if everyone can have a laugh at everyone else’s expense, then no one can claim...
Read All about It: Journalism Has a Future!
by Katharine Murphy, Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - If balance is a pillar of the new media then the truth will still win out....
Is FrontlineSMS:Radio Advancing Social Change in Africa?
by Alessandra Bajec, European Journalism Centre, The Netherlands - A free piece of open-source software called FrontlineSMS:Radio has been facilitating dynamic conversations between radio listeners in Africa. Enabling the powerful combination of radio broadcasting with SMS, FrontlineSMS:Radio is empowering and...
Is FrontlineSMS:Radio Advancing Social Change in Africa?
by Alessandra Bajec, European Journalism Centre, Netherlands - A free piece of open-source software called FrontlineSMS:Radio has been facilitating dynamic conversations between radio listeners in Africa. Enabling the powerful combination of radio broadcasting with SMS, FrontlineSMS:Radio is empowering and engaging...
Women Journalists In The Eye Of The Storm
by Katherine Ronderos, AWID, Canada - Threats and violence against women journalists are on the rise in many regions of the world. In their work exposing injustices and bearing witness to human rights violations, women journalists are women human rights...
Surfing the Rape Wave: What Tosh Teaches About Humor, Power and Privilege
by Jennifer Pozner, Fem 2.0, USA - Why did comics who usually disagree about everything—even those known as creative, unusually inventive comedians—choose to circle the wagons around Tosh’s gang rape invitation? The knee-jerk explanation has been that anything goes, no...
Nothing but the Truth
by Caroline Jaine, Dawn, Pakistan - “Can you live with the fact that for events such as these – the Death of Bin Laden, you might not ever know an ultimate truth? Or that there might not even be an...
While Europe Seems to Be Unravelling, a Newspaper Tries to Keep It Together
by Carmen Paun, European Journalism Centre, The Netherlands - Who wants to launch a newspaper at a time when advertising revenues are increasingly migrating online and print journalists need to learn multimedia skills to keep their jobs? At a time...
The Demise of the Doofus Dad in Ads
by Heather Chaet, Adweek, USA - A backlash against the bumbling father figure is paving the way for the Superdad....
The Silent Victims: More Men Have Eating Disorders Than Ever Before
by Rebecca Wagner, The Atlantic, USA - You know the stereotype: A girl, inspired by her Barbie dolls, wants to achieve the "perfect" figure. But what about boys and G.I. Joe?...
Men Rule Media Coverage of Women’s News
by Abigail Pesta, The Daily Beast, USA - In media reports on women’s issues—abortion, birth control, Planned Parenthood—men are quoted around five times more than women, a new study shows....
A Code of Conduct in Covering Minorities
by Lorelei Mihală, European Journalism Centre, The Netherlands - “Gypsies are stealing,” “Politician cheats state with gypsies’ help,” “Another four Romanian gypsies invade British homes” - these are only a few headlines found in what are considered to be quality...
The Face of Islam, According to Foreign Policy
by Hilal Elver, Al Jazeera, Qatar - The issue focused on women in the Middle East, Russia and China - but completely ignored gender problems in the West....
Bedtime Stories
by Amalia Rosenblum, Haaretz, Israel - In an ‘instant’ world, where every minute we have to get used to a new boss, new war or new enemy, it’s not surprising we want to see the same TV or literary heroes...
Why Is There So Much Misogyny Online?
by Laura Barnett, The Guardian, UK - Why do women face such misogyny in the media, particularly online? TV presenter Miriam O'Reilly and feminist writer Nina Power share their thoughts and experiences....
Critics Of Georgian Game Show Question Thinking Behind 'Women's Logic'
by Daisy Sindelar, Radio Free Europe, Czech Republic - Quick! Is the measure of a woman down to how she looks, or what she knows?...
Machismo Is the Problem, Not the Solution
by Kavita Krishnan, Tehelka, India - A number of campaigns against sexual harassment endorse the stereotypes they set out to debunk....
The Flight From Conversation
by Sherry Turkle, New York Times, USA - We live in a technological universe in which we are always communicating. And yet we have sacrificed conversation for mere connection....
The West's Lazy Reporting of Africa
by Afua Hirsch, The Guardian, UK - These days no self-respecting western reporter dares to describe anything potentially "primitive" in Africa without a sophisticated disclaimer....
Moms Who Blog: A Powerful Force for Change in Healthcare
by Katie Matlack, Women's Media Center, USA - Women are the power users of social media and are the directors of healthcare for most families. And women–and especially mothers–frequently are the ones who have the insight, the blogs and the...
Diablo III’s Female Character Models Are a Step in the Right Direction
by Becky Chambers, The Mary Sue, USA - I don’t want to spend my free time in a world where women play second fiddle to the “real” heroes. That doesn’t mean that the protagonist has to be a woman, but...
Women Excluded from Germany's Opinion Pages
by Barbara Hans, Der Spiegel, Germany - German newspapers are full of clever commentaries, artful rhetoric and ideas. But an evaluation of national papers shows that editorials are almost always written by men. As the business gender quota debate rages...
Sext up KIDS
by Maureen Palmer, CBC, Canada - From tiny tots strutting bikini-clad bodies in beauty pageants to companies marketing itty-bitty thongs and padded bras to 9-year olds, images of ever-younger sexualized girls have become commonplace. Add to that: ever-younger boys with...
Free Speakers: De-mystifying the Pathology of Crime in Adolescents
by Akaida Libertad Orozco Díaz, Venezuela Analysis, Venezuela - Adriana Gregson talks about the pilot initiative which she set up at a young offenders' institute in Caracas. The project, which was set up with government funding, allows incarcerated youths to...
Coding a Better Government
Jennifer Pahlka, TED, USA - Can government be run like the Internet, permissionless and open? Coder and activist Jennifer Pahlka believes it can -- and that apps, built quickly and cheaply, are a powerful new way to connect citizens to...
Bringing the War Home: How Perpetrators from the U.S. to DRC Get away with Rape
by Cara Hoffman, Women Under Siege, USA - Rape and sexual assault are still treated as though they are individual, unrelated acts of violence against specific victims—unless they’re in places like Congo or Sudan, in which case the individuals are...
The Media’s True Lies
by Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report, USA - The media drumbeat against Iran is a disgrace, but it tells us that the attack can’t be too far away. Iran is not America’s worst enemy. Our worst enemies are right here,...
Foreign Funding under Fire
by Naila Hamdy, Al Ahram, Egypt - Xenophobia and prejudice have thrived on the latest allegations of foreign conspiracies, parroted by a subservient media....
Fortune-Tellers and Psychics Pervade Italian Media
by Mariella Radaelli, European Journalism Centre, Netherlands - Why are spiritual programmes flourishing on local private television channels? The reason seems to be that small channels have established a large amount of contractual agreements with psychics, in order to secure...
Where Are All the Female Creative Directors?
by Robyn Cohen, Girls On It, Brazil - One would think that if women are controlling 80% of consumer spending, it’s because brands are doing a good job of advertising to us. Sadly, that’s not the case at all. The...
Tunisia: Censorship and Freedom of Speech in the Year That Was
by Afef Abrougui, Global Voices, The Netherlands - The year 2011 was a year of protests and sit-ins in Tunisia. During the first two weeks of the year, the police crackdown on protesters was disastrous, leading to more than 300...
A Year of Blogging, Threats and Silence
by Jillian York, Al Jazeera, Qatar - Motivations for arresting bloggers differ between countries but the goal is always to silence "threatening" voices....
Haitian Democracy Depends on Scrutiny of Aid
by Anastasia Moloney, Alertnet, UK - Haiti is trying to build a democracy, and without good journalists and a strong media sector you can't have informed citizen participation or accountability....
'I Am Putin's Propaganda'
by Polina Bykhovskaya, OpenDemocracy, UK - Is it possible to challenge censors without losing your livelihood? Polina Bykhovskaya interviews the men and women who wanted to change the world but ended up in the business of job preservation (their's and...
American Companies Accused of Joining the All-American Anti-Muslim Bandwagon
by Sheila Musaji, The American Muslim, USA - Did this program not meet Lowe’s advertising guidelines because it showed a Muslim policeman who self-identifies as an American? Why is it “troubling” that he loves America? Was it because Muslims and...
Don’t Misrepresent Africa
by Leslie Dodson, TED, USA - Real narratives are complicated: Africa isn’t a country, and it's not a disaster zone, says reporter and researcher Leslie Dodson. At TEDxBoulder, she calls for journalists, researchers and NGOs to stop representing entire continents...
Major Survey Debunks Perceptions about Crime and Police in Haiti
by Anastasia Moloney, AlertNet, UK - Violent crime in the Haitian capital has decreased in recent years and less than a quarter of residents view crime as a major problem, according to researchers....
Media, Sexuality and Self: Interview with Jaclyn Friedman
by Jennifer L. Pozner, WIMN, USA - "So, so often, entertainment media (which is advertising-driven) and advertising itself are invested in making women feel like we’re incomplete or wrong, sexually, so that they can sell us a fantasy of what...
The New Salman Rushdie Affair: Facebook ID Crackdown Has Activists Uneasy
by Kristin Deasy, Radio Free Europe, Czech Republic - The controversy illustrates an ongoing debate about the direction of the Internet: Will it be a medium where users' online identities must be the same as their legal names? Or will...
Benetton Tears Down Pope-Kissing Ads after Vatican Legal Threat
by Riazat Butt, Guardian, UK - Clothing company says sorry and hastily withdraws Unhate poster featuring Pope Benedict XVI kissing Egyptian imam....
Where Have All the Women Gone in Jerusalem?
by Tamar Rotem, Ha'aretz, Israel - Advertisers fold to ultra-Orthodox pressure against 'obscene' poster campaigns....
"You Should Have Your Tongue Ripped Out": The Reality of Sexist Abuse Online
by Helen Lewis-Hasteley, New Statesmen, UK - Female bloggers speak out about misogynist comments, rape threats and death threats....
European Far-Right on the Rise Online
by Rachel Holman, France 24, France - Inspired by the tens of thousands that have ‘liked’ far-right political groups such as France’s National Front party online, a new study published Monday examined who exactly are the supporters of Europe’s increasingly...
Dying for the Truth: Drug Cartels Target Journalists in Mexico
by Helena Hyvönen, European Journalism Centre, Netherlands - Mexico is now considered to be the most dangerous country in the western hemisphere in which to practice journalism....
Musings on the Death of Gaddafi
by Sokari Ekine, Pambazuka, Kenya - Taking a look at what ‘African bloggers had to say about Gaddafi’s demise and Libya’s freedom celebrations.’...
From Watchdogs to Witch-Hunters: Italian Mainstream Media in a Moral Vacuum
by Claudia Costa, European Journalism Centre, Netherlands - The Italian media landscape is a good case study for such degenerating ethical behaviour. With the main newspapers and television channels deeply immersed in the country’s never ending political struggles, unquestioned reports...
Do School Newspapers Hold the Future of Print Media?
by Kornelia Trytko, European Journalism Centre, Netherlands - While newspapers all over the world are facing a shrinking readership and fierce competition from Internet news sources, some media companies are reaching out to a target group which is usually overlooked,...
‘Free Tripoli’, Just Don't Mention the Corpses
by Lizzie Phelan, Pambazuka, Kenya - The war on Libya has not only been a war that has vindicated NATO’s (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) claim to the most powerful military force on earth, capable of imposing its will through sheer...
Mexico: Portrayals of a Culture-- of Violence?
by Juliana Rincón, Global Voices, Netherlands - Who else can step up to shoulder the responsibility of helping solve this violence problem? Do the media: mass and independent, have a part to play in this struggle?...
The Color of Terrorism
by Rukhshona Nazhmidinova, European Journalism Observatory, Switzerland - The attacks in Oslo last month once again brought up the issue of framing in the media. As it turns out, not only do media outlets set the agenda for discussion in...
Sweden's Jews, Muslims Face Web Hate Rise
by Rebecca Martin, The Local, Sweden - The number of xenophobic web sites have almost doubled since 2007 and Jews and Muslims wearing apparent religious symbols are subjected to significant discrimination in Sweden today, according to a new report from...
Libya: Bloggers Between Dictatorship and War
by Fozia Mohamed, Global Voices, The Netherlands - How was the Libyan blogging scene before the February 17 revolution and how has it evolved over the last few months?...
Somalia's Unholy Alliance: Media, Donors and Aid Agencies
by Rasna Warah, Pambazuka News, Kenya - Behind slick aid agency publicity campaigns designed to raise funds for famine in East Africa lies an aid industry that is complicit in corruption and the promotion of unaccountable government....
Gloria: In Her Own Words -- A Life in Activism
by Marcia G. Yerman, The Huffington Post, USA - Gloria Steinem has frequently spoken about the importance of sharing stories, using the imagery of communicating oral narratives around an ancient campfire. She has done that with her own personal history...
Cameron's Call for Social Media Clampdown Sparks Criticism
by Friedel Taube, Deutsche Welle, Germany - British Prime Minister David Cameron is considering banning people from social networks if they were suspected of inciting violence online. The plans have raised concerns among free speech advocates....
Media Without Dignity
by Zubeida Mustafa, Dawn, Pakistan - One positive result of the fall of Rupert Murdoch’s empire in Britain is that questions are being asked about the integrity of his 200 or so outlets that span several continents. Mercifully, the first...
Stieg Larsson and the Scandinavian Right
by Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, USA - In the Times’s heavy coverage of the killings in Norway (there were five pieces Tuesday), the name of Stieg Larsson has not come up. That is curious....
A Mere State Can't Restrain a Corporation like Murdoch's
by Felicity Lawrence, Guardian, UK - The deep corruption of power revealed by the phone-hacking scandal has led many to question how Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation could establish "a state within a state". MPs have trumpeted their determination to make...
Soap Operas Don’t Have to Reinforce Negative Stereotypes
by Ntombi Mbadlanyana, Gender Links, South Africa - I challenge the writers and producers of Generations and other television shows to create characters and storylines that can help our country overcome violence, hate and discord....
Journalists Should Be Hackers - But Target the Open Web, Not Private Phones
by Nicola Hughes, OpenDemocracy, UK - The term ‘hacker’ warrants re-examining in light of the unravelling News of the World scandal. The circle within which my journalistic persona travels is that of hack/hackers. I am part hacker. I am a...
Let's Take Back the Internet!
by Rebecca MacKinnon, TEDGlobal, USA - Rebecca MacKinnon describes the expanding struggle for freedom and control in cyberspace, and asks: How do we design the next phase of the Internet with accountability and freedom at its core, rather than control?...
Starvation Pornography: How Many Skinny Babies Can You Show Me?
by Katy Migiro, AlertNet, UK - Journalists in Kenya complain of the international media’s ‘Animal Farm’ news values. We’re equal, but some are more equal than others. Killings in Burundi amid rumours of a return to war is not a...
Scenes from the Battlefield
by Iryna Vidanava, Eurozine, Austria - Despite renewed crackdowns on the independent media in Belarus, there are signs that the tide is turning in the battle for free speech in the country. However, victory for the democratic forces will require...
What Happened to Media Coverage of Fukushima?
by Anne Landman, PR Watch, USA - While the U.S. media has been occupied with Anthony Weiner, the Republican presidential candidates and Bristol Palin's memoir, coverage of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster has practically fallen off the map....
Freedom Rider: Weiner’s Indecency
by Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report, USA - "No one is ever asked to resign because they incited military aggression, or destroyed the livelihoods of millions of people through free market chicanery."...
Truth dispatch: Updates from Libya
by Cynthia McKinney, Pambazuka News, Kenya - On the ground in Tripoli and western Libya, Cynthia McKinney reports that the current NATO-led war looks nothing like the mainstream media would have us believe: ‘The situation on the ground in Tripoli...
Media Monopoly
by Svetlana Kononova, Russia Profile, Russia - Amendments to the media law may complicate foreign broadcasting in Russia....
Japan’s Muzzled Media and the Nuclear Crisis
by Scilla Alecci, European Journalism Centre, The Netherlands - Voluntary self-restraint by the media and company interests have prevented the Japanese public from knowing the full truth about Fukushima....
Netherlands Guarantees Net Neutrality
by Myrtille van Bommel, Radio Netherlands, The Netherlands - The Netherlands is to be the first European country to guarantee open and free access to the internet. In future, telecom operators will no longer be allowed to charge extra for...
Cherchez les Femmes
by Judith Warner, Time, USA - For French women, this could be the end of an era in which talking too forcefully about inequities between men and women has been rejected as too old-school, too angry, too American....
BBC: British Broadcasting Censorship
by Porya Mohajer Soltani, Press TV, Iran - Being ‘impartial’ towards Palestine goes for the whole BBC family, even BBC Arabic....
Playboy Emancipation?
by Holly Fox, Deutsche Welle, Germany - The first Turkish-German woman to appear on the cover of the German Playboy described the photos as an "act of liberation" from her strict upbringing. The story has reignited the debate on integration,...
Badvertising: The Iconography of French Ads
by Elena Rossini, The Illusionist, France - Paris is a city saturated with images of women in ads who consistently come across as sexual objects. And men, in the street, treat real women as such, aggressively pursuing them and showing...
Egypt: New Faces, but...
by Doaa El-Bey, Al-Ahram, Egypt - Official attempts to change the face of the state media fail to meet the demands of many staff members....
The Uninteresting Baghdad Secrets of WikiLeaks
by Anneke van Ammelrooy, European Journalism Centre, Belgium - Journalists who do not follow events through the Iraqi media may find some cables mind-blowing, such as the report on Shiite clerics expressing their utter dislike of religious political parties. But...
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