Tag: press freedom
Narrative control: Who is telling the Sudan crisis story?
Press freedom advocates say that there has been more foreign influence into the narrative of what’s happening in Sudan than is the case internally, and this further fuels the crisis and compromises Africa's efforts to tell own stories, find solutions to own problems.
Q&A: We still see conspiracy of silence when journalists come under attack
The outgoing head of Eastern Africa Editors Society spoke to RwandaPost about issues that still plague the practice of independent journalism in East Africa
Africa: Media fraternity key asks to Govts on freedoms
Media practitioners asked UNESCO to lead efforts to create an African media fund to finance and enhance media sustainability and viability. They say the move is necessary to protect the media from political and economic pressures.
Weighing the future of Africa media: Experts' take
A binding instrument adopted in November 2019 obliges States in Africa to promote a conducive economic environment in which all media can flourish, including through the adoption of policies for the provision of financial or other public support for the sustainability of all media.
EA journalists brave threats to carry out their reporting
At least four journalists were killed since the year started while more are languishing in prisons across the region simply for doing their jobs
