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A journalist frames a scene during a training at the News Journalism School “Inter-school”. Internews Network Ukraine |
UNESCO is committed to the principle of equality of opportunity and to the highest principles of professionalism in journalism without discriminating on gender, race or religion.
There are only two kinds of journalism — good and bad. Good journalism involves fair and accurate representation and a search for diversity and balanced reporting in subject matter, perspectives and points of view.
Women constitute half of the world population and they are an important part of the media consumers. Yet, women still do not constitute half of the media images and voices, nor media messages address half of women’s interests and concerns.
Women Make the News initiative is designed to bring attention to the fact that although women journalists are increasingly present in numbers in both, electronic and print media, not enough women rise above the “glass ceiling” to key editorial and leadership positions.
Women Makes the News seeks to encourage media managers to give fair consideration to female newsroom staff in terms of assignments, positions and career development opportunities. Editors-in-chief choose the news to be covered, determine the points of view in covering the news, allot the time to items and express the medias’ values through “editorial choices”.
The key to having professional and profitable journalism is by staying on top of the needs and desires of all readers and viewers by having a wide range of viewpoints and voices including those of women.
Women constitute half of the world population and they are an important part of the media consumers. Yet, women still do not constitute half of the media images and voices, nor media messages address half of women’s interests and concerns.
Women Make the News initiative is designed to bring attention to the fact that although women journalists are increasingly present in numbers in both, electronic and print media, not enough women rise above the “glass ceiling” to key editorial and leadership positions.
Women Makes the News seeks to encourage media managers to give fair consideration to female newsroom staff in terms of assignments, positions and career development opportunities. Editors-in-chief choose the news to be covered, determine the points of view in covering the news, allot the time to items and express the medias’ values through “editorial choices”.
The key to having professional and profitable journalism is by staying on top of the needs and desires of all readers and viewers by having a wide range of viewpoints and voices including those of women.
