CHALLENGES OF GENDER REPORTING

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.