Dinfin Mulupi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4609448 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dinfin Mulupi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dinfin |
| FAMILY NAME | Mulupi |
| SIGNATURE | MULUPI D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Colorado Boulder |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6056-6151 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Examining Ubuntu Ethics in Press Coverage of Environmental Justice Cases Involving Indigenous Communities in Africa
This paper examines news coverage of environmental legal challenges staged by Indigenous communities in Africa. We specifically focus on the Ogiek in Kenya and the Batwa in Uganda who successfully challenged oppressive government evictions in court, and the Xolobeni of South Africa who won a landmark case preventing an Australian company from building a titanium mine on its ancestral lands. We apply Ubuntu, a decolonial framework for ethical deci…
Challenging the “White Male Gaze”? Perceptions and Representational Practices of U.S. Women of Color Photojournalists
This study examines the perceptions and representational practices of women of color (WOC) photojournalists in the U.S. The article is based on interviews with 35 women photojournalists from diverse racialized communities including African American/Black ( n = 13), Asian ( n = 12), Hispanic/Latina ( n = 7), Native American ( n = 2), and Arab ( n = 1). This study accomplishes two goals. First, it examines how WOC photojournalists perceive dominant…
Tactics of concealment
Reforming Media Coverage of Sexual Violence
This study examined news and commentary on sexual violence published by four feminist digital media organizations (n = 116). These include Jezebel (n = 44), Ms. (n = 33), and The 19th (n = 22), which are based in the US, and the now defunct UK-based but globally focused gal-dem (n = 17). Findings indicate that feminist digital media exemplified intersectional, caring, survivor-centered journalism, which incorporated the voices and experiences of …
Addressing Workplace Sexual Harassment Through Organizational Policy Messaging
This online experiment (N = 894) of working professionals in Kenya, South Africa, and the UK explored the potential impacts of organizational messaging on implementing anti-sexual harassment policies. After reading a victim focused, penalty focused, or neutral message, participants were tested on the Likelihood to Sexually Harass (LSH), Likelihood to Report (LR), Sexual Harassment Myth Acceptance (SHMA), and Ambivalent Sexism Inventory scales. Re…
Golden Girls, National Heroes and Resilient Champions
Using intersectionality and critical disability studies, this paper analyzes social media discourse from X and Instagram during the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Qualitative ( n = 1,000) and computational quantitative analysis ( n = 10,881) of social media comments posted during the Games show that the largest percentage of social media commentators discussing the Paralympics came from India, with users frequently evoking notions of nationalism, neolib…
Assessing the Efficacy of Feminist Interventions on Journalistic Practices
Rape as a weapon of war” in Ethiopia and Sudan
Up in the air
Emerging crises such as the 2023 US–China balloon incident present opportunities for states to leverage murky events to justify their behaviors, rally political support, and promote favorable worldviews through projecting strategic narratives. This study examines narratives deployed by the US and China and evaluates their diffusion in the international media environment. International news coverage of the balloon incident ( N = 776) was analyzed …
How News Organizations Cultivate and Maintain Sexist Newsrooms via Gendered Journalistic Norms, Sexual Harassment, and the Boys’ Club
This study used in-depth interviews and focus groups of editors and journalists in Kenya (N = 55) to show how news organizations fail to prioritize gender equality. All participants identified a gendered hierarchy in newsrooms, which participants believed connects to other inequalities such as story assignment, pay, safety, and promotion. Most women participants had experienced sexual harassment at work multiple times. Participants also stated ex…
Gatekeeping Rape Culture
This study examined how social institutional and social system level forces influenced Kenyan news coverage of the rape and murder of Sharon Otieno, and the subsequent arrest of a high-ranking politician charged in the case. It interrogates source use, personalization of the victim and alleged perpetrator, and use of rape culture (victim blaming, dismissing the event, threats to victim and surrogates) and anti-rape culture (support for the victim…
The Impact of Sexual Harassment on Job Satisfaction in Newsrooms
Despite the pervasiveness of workplace sexual harassment, the connection between sexual harassment and job satisfaction in the news industry remains insufficiently researched. This 16-country and one state study (N = 1583) sampled news personnel from Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Arab region. The results expand current knowledge by examining understudied countries, measuring the impact of sexual harassment on job satisfaction, and e…
Who gets to speak? Sources in Covid-19 news coverage by Kenyan and Zimbabwean press
Employing the hierarchy of influences model this study examines source use in Covid-19 news coverage by Kenyan and Zimbabwean newspapers, an understudied area in Africa. A quantitative content analysis (N = 557) revealed the dominance of elites and men as sources and reporters. Women as sources were absent in 72% of all news stories while ordinary voices were present in only 9.3%. The voices of Covid-19 affected (victims and families of the sick/…
“Newsrooms need the metoo movement.” Sexism and the press in Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria
The metoo and timesup movements aim to raise awareness of several gender inequalities across many sectors in many countries. In newsrooms, issues include sexist attitudes, gendered norms, and various forms of sexual harassment and abuse. This survey focused on news personnel from Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria to identify ambivalent sexism, perceptions of newsroom equality, and personal experiences of sexual harassment. Nigerian participants ha…
Investigating Rape Culture in News Coverage of the Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford Cases
This content analysis ( N = 1,527) examined the presence of rape culture acceptance (dismissal of event, victim blaming, discrediting survivor, and threats to survivor) and anti-rape culture (support for survivor, and mention of: systemic problem, rape culture, and male power dominance) in news coverage of Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford's testimony against a U.S. Supreme Court nominee. Results show higher rape acceptance in Blasey Ford news…
Presidential framing in the Christine Blasey Ford and Anita Hill cases
Anita Hill’s testimony against Clarence Thomas in 1991 called attention to widespread sexual abuse in the US. Testimony from Christine Blasey Ford against Thomas Kavanaugh 27 years later underscored the lack of progress in its eradication. Using the cascading network activation model, this study identifies the episodic and thematic framing of both cases in relation to top-down influencers. A content analysis (N = 901) of US newspapers and TV netw…
A Playing Field Where Patriarchy Plays”
This study uses in-depth interviews from journalists to examine gendered norms in newsrooms in South Africa and Nigeria. It incorporates the organizational and social system levels of gatekeeping to identify problematic work environments and influential cultural attitudes towards gender. Participants from both countries identified sexual abuse, sexual harassment, unfair job allocations, limited access to power, unfair pay, and overall unsafe work…
The Impact of Sexual Harassment on Job Satisfaction in Newsrooms
Despite the pervasiveness of workplace sexual harassment, the connection between sexual harassment and job satisfaction in the news industry remains insufficiently researched. This 16-country and one state study (N = 1583) sampled news personnel from Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Arab region. The results expand current knowledge by examining understudied countries, measuring the impact of sexual harassment on job satisfaction, and e…
Investigating Rape Culture in News Coverage of the Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford Cases
This content analysis ( N = 1,527) examined the presence of rape culture acceptance (dismissal of event, victim blaming, discrediting survivor, and threats to survivor) and anti-rape culture (support for survivor, and mention of: systemic problem, rape culture, and male power dominance) in news coverage of Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford's testimony against a U.S. Supreme Court nominee. Results show higher rape acceptance in Blasey Ford news…
Rape as a weapon of war” in Ethiopia and Sudan
Up in the air
Emerging crises such as the 2023 US–China balloon incident present opportunities for states to leverage murky events to justify their behaviors, rally political support, and promote favorable worldviews through projecting strategic narratives. This study examines narratives deployed by the US and China and evaluates their diffusion in the international media environment. International news coverage of the balloon incident ( N = 776) was analyzed …
Who gets to speak? Sources in Covid-19 news coverage by Kenyan and Zimbabwean press
Employing the hierarchy of influences model this study examines source use in Covid-19 news coverage by Kenyan and Zimbabwean newspapers, an understudied area in Africa. A quantitative content analysis (N = 557) revealed the dominance of elites and men as sources and reporters. Women as sources were absent in 72% of all news stories while ordinary voices were present in only 9.3%. The voices of Covid-19 affected (victims and families of the sick/…
A Playing Field Where Patriarchy Plays”
This study uses in-depth interviews from journalists to examine gendered norms in newsrooms in South Africa and Nigeria. It incorporates the organizational and social system levels of gatekeeping to identify problematic work environments and influential cultural attitudes towards gender. Participants from both countries identified sexual abuse, sexual harassment, unfair job allocations, limited access to power, unfair pay, and overall unsafe work…
Presidential framing in the Christine Blasey Ford and Anita Hill cases
Anita Hill’s testimony against Clarence Thomas in 1991 called attention to widespread sexual abuse in the US. Testimony from Christine Blasey Ford against Thomas Kavanaugh 27 years later underscored the lack of progress in its eradication. Using the cascading network activation model, this study identifies the episodic and thematic framing of both cases in relation to top-down influencers. A content analysis (N = 901) of US newspapers and TV netw…
A Playing Field Where Patriarchy Plays”
This study uses in-depth interviews from journalists to examine gendered norms in newsrooms in South Africa and Nigeria. It incorporates the organizational and social system levels of gatekeeping to identify problematic work environments and influential cultural attitudes towards gender. Participants from both countries identified sexual abuse, sexual harassment, unfair job allocations, limited access to power, unfair pay, and overall unsafe work…
“Newsrooms need the metoo movement.” Sexism and the press in Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria
The metoo and timesup movements aim to raise awareness of several gender inequalities across many sectors in many countries. In newsrooms, issues include sexist attitudes, gendered norms, and various forms of sexual harassment and abuse. This survey focused on news personnel from Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria to identify ambivalent sexism, perceptions of newsroom equality, and personal experiences of sexual harassment. Nigerian participants ha…
Investigating Rape Culture in News Coverage of the Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford Cases
This content analysis ( N = 1,527) examined the presence of rape culture acceptance (dismissal of event, victim blaming, discrediting survivor, and threats to survivor) and anti-rape culture (support for survivor, and mention of: systemic problem, rape culture, and male power dominance) in news coverage of Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford's testimony against a U.S. Supreme Court nominee. Results show higher rape acceptance in Blasey Ford news…
Who gets to speak? Sources in Covid-19 news coverage by Kenyan and Zimbabwean press
Employing the hierarchy of influences model this study examines source use in Covid-19 news coverage by Kenyan and Zimbabwean newspapers, an understudied area in Africa. A quantitative content analysis (N = 557) revealed the dominance of elites and men as sources and reporters. Women as sources were absent in 72% of all news stories while ordinary voices were present in only 9.3%. The voices of Covid-19 affected (victims and families of the sick/…
Gatekeeping Rape Culture
This study examined how social institutional and social system level forces influenced Kenyan news coverage of the rape and murder of Sharon Otieno, and the subsequent arrest of a high-ranking politician charged in the case. It interrogates source use, personalization of the victim and alleged perpetrator, and use of rape culture (victim blaming, dismissing the event, threats to victim and surrogates) and anti-rape culture (support for the victim…
The Impact of Sexual Harassment on Job Satisfaction in Newsrooms
Despite the pervasiveness of workplace sexual harassment, the connection between sexual harassment and job satisfaction in the news industry remains insufficiently researched. This 16-country and one state study (N = 1583) sampled news personnel from Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Arab region. The results expand current knowledge by examining understudied countries, measuring the impact of sexual harassment on job satisfaction, and e…
How News Organizations Cultivate and Maintain Sexist Newsrooms via Gendered Journalistic Norms, Sexual Harassment, and the Boys’ Club
This study used in-depth interviews and focus groups of editors and journalists in Kenya (N = 55) to show how news organizations fail to prioritize gender equality. All participants identified a gendered hierarchy in newsrooms, which participants believed connects to other inequalities such as story assignment, pay, safety, and promotion. Most women participants had experienced sexual harassment at work multiple times. Participants also stated ex…
Addressing Workplace Sexual Harassment Through Organizational Policy Messaging
This online experiment (N = 894) of working professionals in Kenya, South Africa, and the UK explored the potential impacts of organizational messaging on implementing anti-sexual harassment policies. After reading a victim focused, penalty focused, or neutral message, participants were tested on the Likelihood to Sexually Harass (LSH), Likelihood to Report (LR), Sexual Harassment Myth Acceptance (SHMA), and Ambivalent Sexism Inventory scales. Re…
Golden Girls, National Heroes and Resilient Champions
Using intersectionality and critical disability studies, this paper analyzes social media discourse from X and Instagram during the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Qualitative ( n = 1,000) and computational quantitative analysis ( n = 10,881) of social media comments posted during the Games show that the largest percentage of social media commentators discussing the Paralympics came from India, with users frequently evoking notions of nationalism, neolib…
Assessing the Efficacy of Feminist Interventions on Journalistic Practices
Rape as a weapon of war” in Ethiopia and Sudan
Up in the air
Emerging crises such as the 2023 US–China balloon incident present opportunities for states to leverage murky events to justify their behaviors, rally political support, and promote favorable worldviews through projecting strategic narratives. This study examines narratives deployed by the US and China and evaluates their diffusion in the international media environment. International news coverage of the balloon incident ( N = 776) was analyzed …
Examining Ubuntu Ethics in Press Coverage of Environmental Justice Cases Involving Indigenous Communities in Africa
This paper examines news coverage of environmental legal challenges staged by Indigenous communities in Africa. We specifically focus on the Ogiek in Kenya and the Batwa in Uganda who successfully challenged oppressive government evictions in court, and the Xolobeni of South Africa who won a landmark case preventing an Australian company from building a titanium mine on its ancestral lands. We apply Ubuntu, a decolonial framework for ethical deci…
Challenging the “White Male Gaze”? Perceptions and Representational Practices of U.S. Women of Color Photojournalists
This study examines the perceptions and representational practices of women of color (WOC) photojournalists in the U.S. The article is based on interviews with 35 women photojournalists from diverse racialized communities including African American/Black ( n = 13), Asian ( n = 12), Hispanic/Latina ( n = 7), Native American ( n = 2), and Arab ( n = 1). This study accomplishes two goals. First, it examines how WOC photojournalists perceive dominant…
Tactics of concealment
Reforming Media Coverage of Sexual Violence
This study examined news and commentary on sexual violence published by four feminist digital media organizations (n = 116). These include Jezebel (n = 44), Ms. (n = 33), and The 19th (n = 22), which are based in the US, and the now defunct UK-based but globally focused gal-dem (n = 17). Findings indicate that feminist digital media exemplified intersectional, caring, survivor-centered journalism, which incorporated the voices and experiences of …
Political science (12 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Media studies (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (5 works) · Harassment (5 works) · Journalism (5 works)