The 2020 GMMP report released by UMWA observed that there was a low women visibility in news media, only at 24% as news sources and subjects compared to their male counterparts. And yet, only achieved at a 6% rate over a ten year-period of time and a staggering progress as of the March-June 2022 gender responsive media monitoring engagements.
Did You Know?-Uganda has over 290 authorized radio stations and only seven of these are community broadcasters! Equally, the female listenership of radio is still low despite the medium easier accessibility and affordability. According to a 2019 Media Landscape Report of Uganda by BBC Media Action, there is only a 68.7% female listenership to radio […]
I have spent quite sometime in the media and served at different levels, but this training has added a big brick on my understanding of media and how it should be organized to cause a positive impact in society. It should not be business as usual. Run to the scene, interview someone or people and go back to the newsroom and expose.
