Femicide in Macedonian Media
The initial research query the analysis aims to answer is how does media coverage of cases of femicide, as the most severe form of gender-based violence, impact the perpetuation of gender stereotypes.
The initial research query the analysis aims to answer is how does media coverage of cases of femicide, as the most severe form of gender-based violence, impact the perpetuation of gender stereotypes.
Aleksandra Temenugova is a program manager at ICS, specialized in media and news literacy. She administers the ICS's media literacy website www.medium.edu.mk and is an Editor in Chief of the high school newspaper Medium, gathering high school students and teachers across the country to apply their journalism skills. Aleksandra coordinated the EU prize-winning project MAMIL,…
Bojan Georgievski is a Project Manager, Research Associate, and Erasmus+ Coordinator at the Institute of Communication Studies (ICS), with more than ten years of experience leading and coordinating international projects in the fields of media, good governance, and education. Until 2013, he served as Secretary General of the School of Journalism and Public Relations, after…
Zaneta Trajkoska is a Scientific Advisor with a Ph.D. in Political Science and nearly 30 years of experience in communications, media education, and policy development in Republic of Macedonia. She currently serves as Director of the Institute of Communication Studies (ICS), with extensive expertise in media literacy, journalism, strategic communication, and public interest campaigns. She…
The project focuses on strengthening civic participation, advocacy and cooperation between civil society organisations, media and institutions for more effective and inclusive policy-making.
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MODEM focused on monitoring media content and preparing analysis that aimed to prove whether there is corroded media reporting that endangers the political pluralism in the pre-election and election process in the country. The analysis and data obtained served to benefit the citizens, the civil sector, the media organizations, decision makers and the international community in creating substantiated attitudes and arguments for policy initiation.