9 July 2003

IMS RELEASES BASELINE STUDY ON SUDANESE MEDIA


International Media Support (IMS) has recently published the first comprehensive assessment of Sudan's media and its role in the war-torn country's peace process. Written by a team of international media consultants, who worked closely with local media experts from Northern and Southern Sudan, the 87-page report provides base-line information on all types of media in Sudan and on the conditions under which media work. It also contains strategic and detailed suggestions for immediate media development work relevant to peace building in Sudan.

While a peace agreement between the government of Sudan and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement is widely expected later this year, serious threats to stability remain, IMS says. "Sustainable peace in Sudan can only occur if the people of Sudan are actively engaged in peace building. The only sure way to engage people is to ensure they have access to viable media providing reliable information and means of expression."

Read the report here: http://www.i-m-s.dk/



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