Entrance of more women into journalism stressed
Monday, 13 December 2010
FE Report
US Ambassador James F Moriarty has stressed entrance of more women into the profession of journalism to be in decision-making positions and said women's perspective in news is absent in the country's male-dominated media.
He said women's experiences are crucial in understanding various issues in families and communities including education and healthcare, the ability to live free from violence and raise a family in a clean, safe environment.
The US ambassador was speaking at a workshop on leadership for women journalists at JATRI office in the city Sunday.
Bangladesh Centre for Development and Journalism (BCDJC) and US Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication (GCJMC) and Oklahoma University, organised the programme to wrap up the six-year leadership training programme for women in media.
US Ambassador James F Moriarty has stressed entrance of more women into the profession of journalism to be in decision-making positions and said women's perspective in news is absent in the country's male-dominated media.
He said women's experiences are crucial in understanding various issues in families and communities including education and healthcare, the ability to live free from violence and raise a family in a clean, safe environment.
The US ambassador was speaking at a workshop on leadership for women journalists at JATRI office in the city Sunday.
Bangladesh Centre for Development and Journalism (BCDJC) and US Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication (GCJMC) and Oklahoma University, organised the programme to wrap up the six-year leadership training programme for women in media.