YOU! SO, CATCH UP ON HOW TO DO IT! Web Digest 4: Who makes the news? 2005 Three Weeks of Action on Gender and the News Media – www.whomakesthenews.org BEYOND THE THREE WEEKS OF ACTIONS The Three Weeks of Action Campaign on Gender and Media culminated last Wednesday March 8, 2006 with simultaneous celebrations, round tables, discussion groups, workshops, and media programmes all over the world. The incredible response to the campaign shows that Gender and Media matters to many and that both women and men deserve to be represented in media in a fair and balanced manner. WHERE IT ALL STARTED: PICTURES OF MONITORS AROUND THE WORLD They came in their hundreds around the world monitoring the media over a year ago on 16th February 2005: http://www.whomakesthenews.org/about_us/project_history/2005_photos CHECK OUT THE LAST MINUTE ACTIONS OF THE CAMPIGN IN OUR BLOGS and also SHARE YOUR IDEAS IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE! - Media Monitoring Blog: It doesn’t matter that this campaign is over after March 8, you can continue using this blog to disseminate your activities and keep in touch with other colleagues. New messages from Monitors from Montenegro to New Papua Guinea! Join others by looking at your media and sharing your thoughts on how you see your media representing women and men! http://www.whomakesthenews.org/get_involved/speak_up_blogs/media_monitoring_blog - Diary Blog: Keep track with the latest comments from around the world of the campaign and suggest ideas for the next one. http://www.whomakesthenews.org/get_involved/speak_up_blogs/diary_blog CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES The launch of the Global and Local Report in Georgia followed the first events of the Three Weeks of Action that took place in Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Puerto Rico, Fiji, London, and many other countries. Pictures and full reports: - Global Launch Event & Media Round Table in London http://www.whomakesthenews.org/who_makes_the_news/global_launch_media_round_table - National Campaign activities reports in Montenegro, Nigeria, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Fiji, Puerto Rico, Argentina, and Georgia http://www.whomakesthenews.org/who_makes_the_news/national_campaign_activities In addition, you can read some informal reports posted in our Diary Blog where a lot of national campaign activities are being posted http://www.whomakesthenews.org/get_involved/speak_up_blogs/diary_blog - WACC Workshop Reports http://www.whomakesthenews.org/events/workshop_reports RESEARCH TOOLS Although the campaign is over, you can continue finding good resources on our website that help you diary activities and research. Global Reports (1995, 2000 and 2005): http://www.whomakesthenews.org/research/global_reports Top Ten Highlights 2005 (in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese): http://www.whomakesthenews.org/who_makes_the_news/top_10_highlights Media Monitoring Methodology (in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese): http://www.whomakesthenews.org/research/media_monitoring_methodology Advocacy Toolkit (English, French and Spanish): http://www.whomakesthenews.org/get_involved/advocacy_toolkit Links & Useful Documents: http://www.whomakesthenews.org/research/research_tools NATIONAL REPORTS For the first time as part of the Global Media Monitoring Project, some of the countries that took part in the media monitoring have produced a National GMMP report in their own language. Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Montenegro, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, the United States, and 13 South African countries. http://www.whomakesthenews.org/research/country_reports MEDIA COVERAGE More than 70 outlets covered the Campaign worldwide! Raising awareness on Gender issues within and through the media is a main goal for all those participating in the Three Weeks of Action. From Bangladesh to London, check how the journalists themselves are covering the issue in newspapers, Internet, radio, and TV (video files soon to be available). http://www.whomakesthenews.org/who_makes_the_news/global_launch_media_round_table More on: www.whomakesthenews.org En español: http://www.whomakesthenews.org/who_makes_the_news/faqs/preguntas_frecuentes If you do not want to continue receiving this Digest, please, send a reply with REMOVE on the subject. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com