"The media tend to interview those people of high-ranking ministers and chief of departments, but most of them are men. Therefore, we see voices of men more than women in newspapers," said Phonesavanh Thikeo, ‘Times’ feature editor.She added that women’s voices usually only come into the picture when they are involved in stories related to politics and economics. "Personally, I like to support women’s voices and I like to interview them even though they are not high-ranking (people)," she said.Even with state policy to improve the coverage of women and gender issues, news stories do not automatically improve because journalists do not understand these and how to include them as viewpoints in their stories, explains Douangdeuane Bounyavong, a well-respected author and scholar who has founded several magazines.
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"The media tend to interview those people of high-ranking ministers and chief of departments, but most of them are men. Therefore, we see voices of men more than women in newspapers," said Phonesavanh Thikeo, ‘Times’ feature editor.She added that women’s voices usually only come into the picture when they are involved in stories related to politics and economics. "Personally, I like to support women’s voices and I like to interview them even though they are not high-ranking (people)," she said.Even with state policy to improve the coverage of women and gender issues, news stories do not automatically improve because journalists do not understand these and how to include them as viewpoints in their stories, explains Douangdeuane Bounyavong, a well-respected author and scholar who has founded several magazines.
To read the complete story please visit IPS News.