Diversity in Action. HIV and AIDS and Gender policies in newsrooms – Media Action Plan Handbook

The handbook – part of the Media Action Plan (MAP) on HIV and AIDS and Gender – is targeted at key decision-makers within media houses who are pivotal to providing vision and effective leadership as well ensuring that policies are turned into action.
This handbook forms part of the Media Action Plan (MAP) on HIV and AIDS and Gender led by the Southern African Editor’s Forum (SEAF), Gender Links (GL), the Gender and Media Southern Africa Network (GEMSA) and the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) are the lead agencies for the HIV and AIDS and Gender Policy sub-sector of MAP.

The Media Action Plan (MAP) on HIV and AIDS and Gender is a collaborative effort by the Southern African Editors Forum (SAEF) and NGO partners to improve coverage of gender and HIV and AIDS; to promote diversity, the equitable and fair treatment of all within the media workplaces; as well as mitigate the effects of the pandemic on the media industry.

The handbook is targeted at key decision-makers within media houses who are pivotal to providing vision and effective leadership as well ensuring that policies are turned into action. These include media owners (publishers), boards of directors or other governance structures, senior managers and editors.