A group of Russian journalists will visit Kvinnoforum in Stockholm, 8 – 13 June, as part of the Sida funded project Gender and Media in Russia (2004-2008). The project aims at addressing stereotyped reporting and increase the gender awareness within Russian media. During their stay in Sweden, each of the Russian journalists will shoot a short documentary on a theme linked to gender equality in Sweden. The material will be broadcasted in a number of Russian regions and reach approximately 50 million TV -viewers. The Russian project partners of Kvinnoforum are: Russian Union of Journalists, Internews, Moscow office, The Angel Coalition - currently Kvinnoforum's partner in trafficking projects. The Swedish project partners are Sveriges television (SVT) and TV4.
Contact:
Benedicte Berner, Project Leader, Kvinnoforum Consultant, b.berner@chello.se
Ulrika Levin, Project Manager, Kvinnoforum, ulrika.levin@kvinnoforum.se |