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Monday 17 March 2008

GENDER AND MEDIA DIVERSITY ONLINE

Information on media and gender in Swaziland and the whole of southern Africa is now available online following the official opening of a new website called the Gender and Media Diversity Centre (GMDC).

By clicking here you can get to an on-line resource centre; a photo library; an email newsletter and online networks and communities.

The GMDC also contains searchable databases of resources.

The GMDC is aimed a number of users, including media practitioners, trainers and training institutions, students, researchers and gender and media activists.

The GMDC wants people to ‘interact with the centre’ in a number of ways. These include submitting ‘examples of your own research to the Media Diversity Journal and online; seek out collaborators on your projects and offer your own experience to others’.

The GMDC says that its main objectives are

- To promote more analytical, responsive and contextual journalism.
- Develop and share a body of knowledge on gender and media diversity.
- Publicise the work of media scholars, students and practitioners.
- Provide resources that makes the links between media theory and practice.
- Create a space for participatory discussion and debate on gender and media diversity.
- Develop global and local partnerships with strategic organisations.
- Become a centre of excellence on new approaches and fresh thinking.

Gender Links and the Gender and Media Southern Africa (GEMSA)manage the centre.

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