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The Global Media Monitoring Project
The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) is the largest international study of gender in the news media. It is also an advocacy organization that aims to change the representation of women in the news media. Every five years since 1995 the GMMP collects data on indicators of gender in the news, such as: the presence of women, gender bias, and stereotyping. The most recent study, conducted in 2015, encompassed 114 countries. History The idea for a media monitoring project was created at the Women Empowering Communication international conference in Bangkok in 1994. The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) along with MediaWatch (Canada) took up the project. They had several key goals: *To map the representation and portrayal of women in the world’s mainstream news media *To develop a grassroots research instrument *To build solidarity among gender and communication groups worldwide *To create media awareness *To develop media monitoring skills on an international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Association For Christian Communication
The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) is an international NGO registered as a charity in Canada and the United Kingdom. WACC has members in 120 countries. Members are organised into eight Regional Associations (Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America and Pacific). History The origins of WACC date back to 1950 when Christian communicators from Europe and North America began seeking guidelines for the future of religious broadcasting. Several organisations, including the World Council of Churches, shared the same concerns and they eventually joined forces to establish the 'old' WACC in 1968. Rapid developments in mass media worldwide and a concern to integrate the work of the Agency for Christian Literature Development of the World Council of Churches led to a merger in 1975 that created the present WACC. In 1986 WACC adopted its Christian Principles of Communication as a statement of core values based on Liberation Theology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |