The 2020 GMMP report released by UMWA observed that there was a low women visibility in news media, only at 24% as news sources and subjects compared to their male counterparts. And yet, only achieved at a 6% rate over a ten year-period of time and a staggering progress as of the March-June 2022 gender responsive media monitoring engagements.
It is even more dear to celebrate that mother who is a journalist and beats all odds to deliver the public good of information but also provide all the world can offer best for her children amidst all challenges. Dear mothers, you are ‘potters’ whose works are a building blocks of all nations.
After the Training of Journalists on Gender sensitive reporting conducted by Uganda Media Women’s Association, Byamukama Patrick, one of the participants and an editor at Liberty Fm in Hoima shared his experience. I had worked with the media for over ten years before getting an opportunity to participate in the UMWA training sessions on gender […]
