Call for contributions: Gender and Media Diversity Journal Issue 10

Gender, media freedom and access to information

The Gender and Media Diversity Centre (GMDC) seeks proposals for contributions to its tenth journal that will enhance the development and sharing of knowledge, best practices and debate around media diversity, as well as promote probing, analytical and contextual journalism. The Gender and Media Diversity Journal (GMDJ) is the biennial journal of the GMDC, a physical and virtual resource centre based in Southern Africa, managed by Gender Links with linkages in Africa and across the globe.

The journal is an intellectual but not academic journal. It provides up-to-date and cutting edge information on media diversity in Southern Africa and the space for the dissemination of research findings and projects; case studies; campaigns; policy developments; and opinion and debate on media practice in the region. Each journal covers latest developments but also focuses on a different thematic area identified in consultation with the GMDC advisory group.

The tenth edition of the GMDJ will focus on the topic of “Gender, media freedom and access to information.” The theme is mainly informed by the 2011 Windhoek +20 celebrations of the Windhoek Declaration on Promoting Independent and Pluralistic Media that was adopted in 1991 to improve media freedom in Africa. The May 2011 celebrations acknowledged the significance of the declaration in improving media freedom in Africa. Media activists are now turning their attention to another freedom of expression issue, access to information.

For more editorial guidelines or to submit abstracts, contact Saeanna Chingamuka: gmdcmanager@genderlinks.org.za  or call on: 00 27 11 622 2877