Reporting Gender : Key Issues and Debates

Abstract

There have been ample instances in which the media coverage media on gender has been problematic leading to debates and discussions on gender-sensitive media coverage and gender sensitisation training in newsrooms and media houses. The gender bias and prejudices in the society gets echoed in the media chambers irrespective of the code of media ethics and laws. In this context, the paper tries to identify the issues related to gender-based media coverage and recommend the changes required in policies, and organizational and work cultures of media.