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| Newsletter n°12 |
20.07.05 |
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| MANAGEMENT: African Press Trends 2005 - This Week: SENEGAL |
The “World Press Trends 2005” report, released at the WAN 58th Annual Newspaper Congress in Seoul, shows an increase in circulation and revenue from advertising for the newspaper industry worldwide in 2004. As part of a five week special, RAP 21 will publish African data from the report and speak to the leaders of some of the most successful newspapers on the continent about trends in their markets and their views on the future of the newspaper industry.
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| NEWS FROM THE MEDIA SCENE
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| MISA to hold AGM and conference on media professionalism |
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) will hold its annual general meeting (AGM) on 25-26 August in Windhoek, Namibia, where representatives from its 11 country chapters will meet to discuss press freedom issues in the region. MISA will also present its annual Press Freedom Award to an individual or organisation that has made an outstanding contribution to press freedom in Southern Africa.
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| Toolkit on how to campaign against criminal defamation |
Journalists all over Africa find themselves victims of criminal defamation laws, which are often used by governments to stifle criticism and independent reporting. A new handbook launched by the International Federation of Journalists can help journalists and press freedom advocates fight these unjust press laws, as well as learn concrete tips on how to protect themselves and their publications from becoming the target of such laws.
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| PRESS FREEDOM
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| DR Congo: When political journalists become sports commentators |
“Today journalists have two options: either they can continue their usual work and be subject to threats, harassments and arrests, or they can practice self-censorship to avoid trouble.”
A violent clampdown on press freedom is currently taking place in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after the interim government decided to postpone the general elections that were to be held on 30 June 2005. RAP 21 spoke to Donat M’Baya Tshimanga, director of the DRC-based press freedom organisation Journaliste en Danger (JED).
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| Press Freedom watchdogs launch website on Tunisia |
A website that shines a spotlight on the Tunisian government’s practice of blocking websites that provide independent news and analysis in the country has been launched by a coalition of press freedom organisations. The website, which went live on 14 July, is the latest component of an ongoing campaign by the Tunisia Monitoring Group (TMG) to pressure the Tunisian authorities to improve its freedom of expression record in the country in the lead-up to the November 2005 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).
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| AWARDS OPPORTUNITIES
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| Awards recognize coverage of ’information society’ |
African technology journalists are encouraged to submit applications for the AISI Media Awards, hosted by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to encourage more informed coverage of the information society and ICT for development issues in African. The AISI Media Awards are intended for individual journalists and media institutions that are promoting journalism which contributes to a better understanding of the information society in Africa.
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| Reuters Foundation Oxford Fellowship programme |
African journalists can apply for a fully funded fellowship programme at Oxford University, England, offered by the Reuters Foundation. Up to 30 journalists study each year on fellowships varying from three months (one term) to nine months (an academic year). They are drawn from dozens of countries around the world from both print and broadcast media.
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