CHALLENGES OF GENDER REPORTING

Authors

  • B.J.C. Anyanwu Imo State University, Owerri
  • Ejem Agwu Agwu Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
  • Ikenna Onuoha Imo State University, Owerri

Keywords:

media report, gender identities, women in news content, transparency

Abstract

The media report on current events, provide frameworks for interpretation, mobilise citizens concerning various issues, reproduce predominant culture and society, and
entertain. Through their various activities, they reflect, influence, and perpetuate negative gender identities, roles, and relations. That is why gender reporting in the media has been and continues to be a burgeoning issue among researchers. There is already a large body of empirical evidence to show that there are challenges facing gender reporting in Nigeria and the rest of the world. But in this paper, the writer looks at specific challenges, namely representation, misrepresentation or underrepresentation of men and women in news content,
responsibility, and transparency, among others. 

Author Biographies

B.J.C. Anyanwu, Imo State University, Owerri

Department of Mass Communication

Ikenna Onuoha, Imo State University, Owerri

Department of Mass Communication

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Published

2023-05-13

How to Cite

Anyanwu, B., Agwu, E. A., & Onuoha, I. (2023). CHALLENGES OF GENDER REPORTING. African Journal of Social and Behavioural Sciences, 13(1). Retrieved from https://journals.aphriapub.com/index.php/AJSBS/article/view/2010

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