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Articles from October 1999

Tuesday, October 12, 1999

The News in Black and White: An Investigation into Racial Stereotyping in the Media
By Sandra @ 10:21 AM :: 1124 Views :: 0 Comments :: Race and Africa

The methodology used in this study was deliberately chosen to achieve two main ends: first and foremost to reveal the extent to which racial stereotypes occur in the South African media. But secondly to act as a constructive critique of the media rather than pose a threat to its independence.

The monitoring revealed some interesting results which over the six week period suggested certain significant patterns of reporting. In many cases as with reporting of crime and of Africa, the negativity we have found associated with them seemed obvious and yet the racial element of many of these reports has needed to be recognised so that it can be challenged.

Monday, October 11, 1999

A Snapshot Survey of Women’s Representation in the South African Media at the end of the Millenium
By admin @ 4:13 AM :: 448 Views :: 0 Comments :: Gender and sexuality

In our country discrimination against women and sexism continues despite a new constitution which guarantees all South Africans freedom and equality. The media plays a role in this. The extent to which the media allows and opens our eyes and minds to the rights and roles of women in our society, helps to shape public perceptions and the attitudes of people in our country to the rights of women and against discrimination.

However the media can also prevent or limit our understanding. This project aims to evaluate just how limiting or open the media is being about women and the roles women occupy in our society. It is fitting, at the close of the millennium, to evaluate where women feature in our media and to reflect on the message that their status in the media sends to the society in which we live.

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