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REPORT ASSESSES MEDIA NEEDS IN TOGO

Journalists in Togo face serious challenges in reporting the news, including intimidation and harassment from authorities, and a lack of expertise and resources in skills training, a report by four media support groups has found.

Entitled "Supporting the Media in Togo: A Review of the Media Landscape for the Post-Electoral Transition Period", the report is co-authored by Media Rights Agenda, the Media Foundation for West Africa, the International Federation of Journalists' Africa office, in collaboration with the Danish organisation International Media Support.

It sets out the findings of a joint assessment mission the four organisations conducted in Togo in January 2006 on behalf of the Partnership for Media and Conflict Prevention in West Africa. The Partnership encourages regional and international collaborations to support media development and press freedom in the region.

The report provides an overview of the country's print and broadcast media, and the conditions under which journalists work. It also assesses media laws and policies, and offers recommendations for improving press freedom conditions in Togo. The report is expected to provide a basis for collaborative work by the Partnership and the media community in Togo.

To read the report, visit:
http://mediarightsagenda.org/ujitogo.html