Gender stereotypes and discrimination in media coverage of women politicians in elections
The gender narrative was significantly underrepresented in the news reports on the presidential and parliamentary elections due to the fact that it was seldom present in the rhetoric of the campaign speakers. The media hardly analysed any topics about the involvement of women in the elections, especially women from ethnic communities, which indicates the low level of awareness of the importance of gender equality issues.
Call for abstracts for KAIROS: Media and Communications Review (Vol. 3, No. 2)
The deadline for submitting abstracts is July 1, 2024.
Determining Harmful Political Narratives: Report for April 2024
April notes an increase in harmful content on the websites and on the Facebook pages of political parties and their leaders ‒ from 142 posts in March to 176 posts in April.
Survey: A quarter of the youth spend a worryingly large amount of time on social media; they neither search for nor react to news and their “political voice” is not heard
For the majority of young people, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube are the most interesting platforms for keeping up with latest events, and news about education, science and technology are the most attractive to them.