21 August 2003

IMS Reports Assess Media Situation in Angola, Rwanda


19 August 2003

International Media Support (IMS) has published reports on media in Angola and Rwanda, providing background information on, and recommendations for, media rebuilding work. The reports are the result of joint assessment missions IMS conducted in 2003 with the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) and the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) in Angola, and with the School of Journalism and Communication of Rwanda.

The Angola report contains several proposals for improving press-freedom conditions in the country, including supporting the creation of an independent media ethics council, building a coalition of civil society organisations to lobby for media reform and supporting initiatives to encourage greater participation of women in Angolan media.

The Rwanda report examines the media's role during the 1994 genocide and how Rwandan society has been affected by the presence of hate media. It also identifies lessons learnt from the genocide that can be applied to media in other conflict-ridden countries.

To read the reports, go to http://www.i-m-s.dk/ and click on "Africa."



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Angola

Police, security agents injure at least 14 demonstrators 7 December 2011 Armed men threaten journalist in Cabinda 1 November 2011 Journalist fined and given one-year suspended prison sentence 13 October 2011 Human Rights Watch calls on authorities to release unfairly convicted demonstrators 14 September 2011 Journalists beaten, equipment seized 9 September 2011 See all alerts: Angola


Southern Africa

TANZANIA: Activists detained over illegal assembly 10 February 2012 MALAWI: New report highlights ongoing press freedom challenges, says MISA 6 February 2012 ZIMBABWE: Foreign newspapers to be banned 6 February 2012 ZIMBABWE: Charges against MMPZ staffers reduced 26 January 2012 NAMIBIA: Newspaper faces defamation charges 25 January 2012


 
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