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Mapping Community Radio in Sub-Saharan Africa

Jacob Sabelo Ntshangase

Kalmar; Johannesburg: Fojo Media Institute; Wits Journalism Programme (2021), 78 pp.

"The study aims to gather information and develop a better understanding of the community radio landscapes in different parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, in order to identify needs, opportunities and potential partners for developing a programme of support for community radio on the continent. The envisa ... more

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Report: National Media Consumption Survey Rwanda 2021

Anna Nyström, Magnus Anshelm, Elias Niyonsaba, Eunice Wanderi, Michael Mwarange

Kalmar; Stockholm: Fojo Media Institute; Swedish Radio Media Development Office (2021), 34 pp.

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Barriers to Women Journalists in Rwanda

Yemisi Akinbobola, Rachel-Ann Charles-Hatt

Fojo Media Institute (2021), 44 pp.

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Gender Aspects of Employment and Career in the Media Sector of Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine: Comparative Analysis

Stockholm; Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2020), 28 pp.

"Since 2016, Fojo Media Institute, together with local partners, has investigated media landscapes in Eastern Europe from a gender perspective, to find out how women and men in the industry perceive their work life: What are their options to have influence and a fulfilling career? What are the diffe ... more

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Ethnic Media Study: Media Habits and Media Representation of Ethnic Minorities in Myanmar

Aye Lei Tun, Emilie Lehmann-Jacobsen

International Media Support (IMS); Fojo Media Institute (2020), 18 pp.

"The study examines content produced and distributed to ethnic minorities in Mon, Kayin and Kayah and looks into the news and media habits and understandings of the same groups. It consists of two different research efforts: a content analysis and a qualitative audience study. The content analysis f ... more

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Mapping Journalism Training Centres in Sub-Saharan Africa

Alan Finlay

Kalmar; Johannesburg: Fojo Media Institute; Wits Journalism Programme University of the Witwatersrand (2020), 115 pp.

"This report offers an overview of journalism training and education centres in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on 10 countries. Although the primary emphasis of this research was on institutions such as universities, schools, colleges and institutes, we took a loose definition of ‘centres’ to incl ... more

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Barriers to Women Journalists in Sub-Saharan Africa

Kalmar (SE): Fojo Media Institute (2020), 59 pp.

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Cartographie des centres de formation en journalisme d'Afrique Subsaharienne
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Alan Finlay

Kalmar (SE): Fojo Media Institute (2020), 57 pp.

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Fighting the Spread of False Information: A Fact-Checking and Verification Toolkit

Johannesburg: Africa Check; Fojo Media Institute (2020), 13 pp.

"This fact-checking and verification toolkit was developed by Africa Check for African journalists. It aims to equip journalists with the knowledge and practical tips to stop the spread of false information. This toolkit, which was developed as the world was in the midst of its battle against the Co ... more

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Challenges and Entry Points for Regional Media Development Support in Sub-Saharan Africa

Lars Tallert, Peter Mwesige, Renaud de la Brosse, Christer L. Pettersson

Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2019), 44 pp.

"The report is written from a media perspective and focuses on regional media initiatives and challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa. Seven focus areas that are instrumental for the future of quality journalism have been investigated: Professionalism – capacity to demand accountability; Gender and media ... more

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Money - Power - Stereotypes: Does Gender Equality in the Media Really Matter? International Comparative Gender Study in Georgia, Moldova and Russia

Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute; Russian Academy of Sciences (ISESP RAS) (2019), 19 pp.

"One interesting trend to follow is the feminisation of the journalism profession. The trend is global but especially prominent in the countries covered by this study: the findings indicate that the gender balance is shifting in Moldova and Georgia, whereas women are now dominating among media profe ... ssionals in general in Russia and Belarus. According to the experts interviewed this is not a result of a growing sector with more women coming in but rather about an outflow of men. It seems like the journalistic profession has become less attractive (to men) due to economic restraints (lower wages) and political pressure that makes it harder to exercise independent journalism. Judging from the gender ratio in enrollment for higher education in journalism and communication (over 70 per cent women in some European countries), this trend is likely to carry on. If the curve of this graph will not change we will (again) end up with a skewed gender balance and need to consider possible implications for diversity of voices and what stories are told. The study also confirms that women are taking on more of decision-making roles, especially in regional and in independent media (in Georgia and Moldova there is no gender asymmetry according to the study). However, there is still a gender gap when it comes to distribution of power in national media with high circulation/audience, likely related to the fact that the most influential media are still most often managed by men. Interestingly enough, female respondents in Moldova had low career expectations, although in practice the study indicates that women have better chances of building a career in the media than men. In Georgia, on the other hand, female media professionals are often overqualified, and show the most dissatisfaction with their jobs. The much-debated issue of sexual harassment at work is also covered by the study. In Russia on average three out of ten of the respondents claimed to have experienced sexual harassment in job related environments. Overall, the results of the survey indicate that the journalistic profession is quite dangerous for women, because they risk being subjected to sexual harassment literally everywhere, by colleagues or superiors at the office, as well as while reporting on the ground." (Preface) more

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Social Media and Journalism in Ethiopia: Setting the Scene for Reform

Christer L. Pettersson, Nigussu Solomon

Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute; Nubia Media & Communications (2019), 28 pp.

"Social media has, in a few years, turned the political landscape in Ethiopia on its head not only as a means of mobilising people, but also as a means of spreading rumours, hate speech and disinformation [...] What ultimately is happening is that digital media has made a more invasive, ultimately p ... more

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Ethiopia: Reflections on Media Reform

Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2019), 60 pp.

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Media & Information Habits, Consumption and Perception in Zimbabwe: Consolidated Final Report

Fojo Media Institute; International Media Support (IMS); Internews (2019), ix, 50 pp.

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#journodefender: Turning Trolling Against Journalists on its Head

Marika Griehsel, Christer L. Pettersson et al.

Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2019), 83 pp.

"This report describes and analyses how online propaganda against journalists across the world - through hate, harassment, threats and fabricated news – undermines independent reporting, sows doubt among the public and makes journalists, in particular female journalists, open for online attacks an ... more

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Toward Gender Equity: Women and Media in Cambodia

Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2018), 45 pp.

"More men than women work in the media, including in management positions. Women have joined the industry in greater numbers in recent years, particularly through recruitment of university graduates; radio has the highest proportion of young women journalists. A higher proportion of women had full-t ... more

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Women in News Somalia

Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2018), 5 pp.

"Women in News Somalia aims to increase women’s leadership and voices in the media. It does so by equipping women journalists and editors with the skills, strategies, and support networks to take on greater leadership positions within their media. Through a two-year programme (2015-2017) twelve wo ... more

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Myanmar Audience Study 2018: Myanmar’s Media from an Audience Perspective

Emilie Lehmann-Jacobsen

International Media Support (IMS); Fojo Media Institute (2018), 23 pp.

"The study found that there is a widespread preference towards local media as people feel that these media outlets provide them with information relevant to their local communities and daily lives. Television is a preferred medium for consuming news but social media, and Facebook in particular, is c ... more

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Financial Sustainability of Community Radio Stations: A ZACRAS Community Radio Handbook
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Birgitte Jallov

Fojo Media Institute; Zimbabwe Association of Community Radios (ZACRAS) (2018), 53 pp.

"Whereas the earlier ZACRAS manuals already covered issues of social and organisational sustainability, this manual addresses the issue of financial sustainability. These three aspects: social, organisational and financial sustainability e are described and explained in the following chapter. This f ... more

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Toward Gender Equality: Women and the Media in Vietnam

Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2018), 36 pp.

"The Gender-in-Media Landscape Study (Vietnam) aims to inform the activities of the Southeast Asia Media Training Network by exploring gender equity in the media workplace. Towards this end, data was gathered through a broad survey and multiple focus group discussions. The survey found: More women w ... more

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Financial Sustainability of Community Radio Stations: A ZACRAS Community Radio Handbook Key Guidance

Cartographie des centres de formation en journalisme d'Afrique Subsaharienne
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Financial Sustainability of Community Radio Stations: A ZACRAS Community Radio Handbook
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