Thread by @quotethiswoman

.@KathyMagrobi says a number of people chose to take part in the roundtable anonymously - shows the fear they had of the structures they work in. (The roundtable asked a number of women journos about their newsroom experieneces). #SOTN #SOTN2020

@KathyMagrobi Alan Finlay asks @brodiegal about demographics of ownwership structures - looking good in racial parity, but not so much in gender. #SOTN #SOTN2020

@KathyMagrobi @brodiegal .@brodiegal says media in SA can be a very toxic environment for women, especially black women. Men are very patriarchal. And look at glaring absence of women in leadership structures. #SOTN #SOTN2020

@KathyMagrobi @brodiegal When women are brought in at a senior level they are brought in from outside (but is hard to make a manager of a journalist), says @brodiegal. #SOTN #SOTN2020

@KathyMagrobi @brodiegal .@brodiegal - a way to determine which stories are truthful - need to encourage news reports to follow fact-checking methods. #SOTN #SOTN2020

@KathyMagrobi @brodiegal .@sbungalwa - was looking at political analysts - had not realised how many of my sources were men! Thank to QW+ for the good work you do. #SOTN #SOTN2020

@KathyMagrobi @brodiegal @sbungalwa Summing up remarks? What are the key issues, asks Alan. @sbungalwa - what does the future look like? How do we ensure the sustainability and credibility of the industry.. #SOTN #SOTN2020

@KathyMagrobi @brodiegal @sbungalwa .@KathyMagrobi - when a journalist quotes 80% men, you are not representing everyone. Need to bear that in mind.
@brodiegal - we need to unpack layers of political involvement in the media. Community media increasingly important - perhaps look for govt support. #SOTN #SOTN2020

@KathyMagrobi @brodiegal @sbungalwa And that's a wrap! The #SOTN2020 reports is launched.

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