CNN International and MultiChoice this week extended the deadline for submission of entries for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 Awards to February 22, this year.[more]

L’Organisation des Nations unies pour l’éducation, la culture et les sciences (Unesco) a choisi la Tunisie pour abriter sa conférence annuelle à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse (3 mai), et qui se tiendra cette fois sur le thème : «Les nouvelles voix : la liberté de la presse et son rôle dans le changement des sociétés».[more]

The Press Freedom Commission (PFC), which has received over 190 written submissions from political parties, trade unions, academics, civil society, individual members of South African society, religious organisations, media houses and Chapter 9 institutions, has embarked on its 'Listening to SA Campaign'.[more]

Ghana will host the maiden Africa Media and Democracy Awards 2012 in August.

The event will coincide with the bi-annual Africa Media and Democracy Conference scheduled for August 15-18 in Accra.[more]

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its African group, the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) today joined the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) to demand recognition of workers' rights at the United Nations Climate Change Summit 2011, COP 17 / CMP 7 which is taking place in Durban, South Africa.[more]

Currently, COP17, the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is taking place in Durban, South Africa.[more]

Cape Town Community TV together with the support of AIDC and FES have produced Free Media, Free Minds! - a 13 part TV series focusing on aspects of media freedom and the free flow of information in South Africa today. The show is broadcast across Cape Town and live streamed on the internet every Monday at 19h00 and broadcast again every Sunday at 16h30 from the 7th November 2011 to 5th February 2012.[more]

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is pleased to open the 2011 UNEP Young Environmental Journalist Award.

Following the successful launch of the competition last year, African journalists between 21 and 35 years, who are based on the continent and working for local, regional or international media organizations, are once again encouraged to apply.[more]

Une vintaine de journalistes de la presse publique et privée est en session de formation au Conseil National de la Communicatiuon pour l'élaboration d'un guide de bonne conduite pour la couverture médiatique de tout processus éléctoral. C'est un atelier qui a benéficié de l'appui technique et financier de l'ambassade d'Allemagne à travers la Fondation Friedrich EBERT avec le soutien du CNC.[more]

Media accreditation for the 17th Conference of Parties (COP17/CMP7) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which will take place in Durban from 28 November to 9 December 2011, will be open from Wednesday, 28 September, through Wednesday, 16 November 2011.[more]

More Info at www.pacaia.org and www.windhoekplus20.org

http://www.windhoekplus20.org/[more]

Rwanda will, next month, host a three day international Media and Gender Empowerment Conference.

According to the president of the Rwanda Journalists Association (ARJ), Gaspard Safari, the conference will dwell on progress African countries have made in mainstreaming gender in the media.[more]

Towards Stronger Unions to Achieve Better Conditions

DECLARATION

WE, the leaders of journalists trade unions and associations of EAJA affiliates from Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Djibouti, Ethiopia and South Sudan in attendance, meeting at the Regional Conference, organized by Eastern Africa Journalists Association (EAJA) with the support of the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation (FES) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) as well as participation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC- Africa), West African Journalists Association (WAJA), Central Organization of Trade Unions of Kenya (COTU-K) and UNESCO, to build Journalists’ Unions in Eastern Africa under the theme “Towards Stronger Unions to Achieve Better Working Conditions”, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 12-13 June;[more]

O Barómetro Africano da Media (AMB) é um profundo e amplo sistema de análise e descrição dos ambientes nacionais da comunicação social no continente africano.

The African Media Barometer (AMB) is an in-depth and comprehensive

description and measurement system for national media environments on the African continent.

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The 2011/2012 Fellowship Programme: "Journalism in the Digital World"

If journalism means collecting, evaluating and publishing information, then this definition also applies in the digital world. Only the conditions under which reporters and editorial staff pursue this activity are changing.[more]

Though Freedom of Expression is guaranteed in the Constitution, private media in Mauritius and ordinary citizens continue to practice self-censorship. This is revealed in the recently launched African Media Barometer report 2010.[more]

Un programme Spécial pour la Presse pour les élections de 2012 -

Plus d'une trentaine de journalistes venus des régions de Ziguinchor, Kolda et Sédhiou se penchent depuis trois jours sur les techniques de journalisme d'Investigation et notamment sur les cas de corruption. Occasion pour Aïssatou Mbéne Kane, présidente de la Cjrs, d'annoncer un programme spécial pour la presse en vue de préparer les élections présidentielles de 2012.[more]

The African Media Barometer (AMB), the first home-grown analysis of the media landscape in Africa, said in its latest report that Mauritians do not have a culture of contesting the State.[more]

La Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) a dispensé une formation aux journalistes pendant cinq jours la semaine dernière à Ampefy. Le thème a été axé sur « Éthique et journalisme ». L'objectif étant de « contribuer au développement des médias professionnels à Madagascar » a annoncé Constantin Grund, représentant résident de la FES, vendredi, durant la clôture de la formation.[more]

African countries drag their heels in recognising the importance of access to information. Professor Jane Duncan explains just why this is happening and what is being done urgently to change this.[more]

Tanzanian media stakeholders have been urged to fight for the incorporation of media independence in the new constitution as a guarantee for press freedom.[more]

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), the Government of the Republic of Namibia, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN/IFRA) are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Windhoek Declaration, which culminated in 03 May 1991, being declared World Press Freedom Day by the United Nations General Assembly.

And available online...[more]

A new report comissioned by FES, AWC and MDC says the media should not expect freedom to come easily and paints a gloomy picture of media reform, despite media freedom guarantees provided in thecountry's new Constitution, writes Dennis Itumbi for journalism.co.za.[more]

Addis Ababa, 17 February 2011: The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the existing cooperation between the Commission and FES in areas of mutual interest which include issues relating to social and economic rights, fair trade, fighting poverty, promoting peace and security, and supporting each other’s projects in the areas of good governance, promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in Africa.[more]

The East African Community in partnership with East African Business Council is proud to announce a Call for Entries for the East Africa Media Award competition 2011.[more]

*The closing date for entries is 27 January 2011.

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The media in Kenya have replaced the official opposition in Parliament, a study says. According to the African Media Barometer released by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung programme, interrogative and analytical reporting by the media on national issues is on the rise.[more]

This question was in focus during a roundtable discussion the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) hosted in cooperation with the South African Civil Society information Service (SACSIS) earlier this year. The meeting sought to get a better understanding of how the South African media reports on the economy. Videos with excerpts from the discussion are now available online. [more]

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and the International Press Centre (IPC) organised a Media Roundtable on “The Working and Welfare Situation of Journalists in Nigeria” in Lagos last week. [more]

“Digital changes everything, or does it?” this is one of the questions international donor organisations try to find answers to during their meeting in Salzburg/ Austria this week. [more]

Jointly with its partner MISA, fesmedia is facilitating the African Media Barometer analysis in South Africa from August 6th till 8th. [more]

The seminar took place in Swakopmund from the 19th and 22th of July 2010.[more]

The journalist training took place in Kampala between the 17th and 29th of July 2010. [more]

The Telkom – Highway Africa New Media Awards took place on Sunday 4 July, 2010 at the Opening Dinner of the 2010 conference.[more]

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) launched a new publication series on media issues in Africa. [more]

The fesmedia Africa will once again have an AMB in Tanzania which will take place on 02-04 July 2010.

Read more about previous AMB's held the past 5 years in Africa.

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The 3rd round of the AMB South Africa will take place on 06-09 August 2010, in Johannesburg.

Please read more about AMB's held the past 5 years in Africa. [more]

The African Media Barometer (AMB) Uganda 2010 report has been launched in Kampala yesterday. [more]

The 5th Regional Radio Programme took place in Brazzaville from the 14th to the 16th of April.[more]

The AMB Madagascar for 2010, took place during 07-09 May 2010. 

See previous reports.[more]

Participants from the African Regional Conference on the Right of Access to Information today released the Regional Findings and Plan of Action to advance the right in Africa. The conference found that while access to information is a fundamental human right, political and institutional constraints in Africa have limited the opportunities to exercise the right. [more]

On February 12, a panel of local experts met in Entebbe for two days to debate the current developments in the country’s media scene within the framework of the African Media Barometer (AMB).[more]

On 18.11.09 the AMB Namibia 2009 was launched."Spotlight falls on the role of public broadcasting" is an article that appeared about the launch in the Namibian:[more]

With the support of fesmedia Africa, the Ombudsman Namibia was launched. Below read the column in "the Namibian" about the launch:

THE Editor’s Forum of Namibia has launched the Media Ombudsman portfolio through which the public will air concerns about the role and activities of the media as well as facilitate the process through which media will keep a finger on their own pulse.

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The seminar was organised by the International Federation of Journalists, IFJ and Union of Professional Syndicates of Press in Central Africa, USYPAC, in partnership with Friedrich Ebert Foundation on the theme "Women in the media and their rights to syndicates in Central Africa"[more]

The AMB Botswana was launched 09.10.2009 and below you can read the article about it in Mmegi (Online):[more]

The AMB Mozambique 2009 will be launched 16.09.09. The third round of the African Media Barometer in Mozambique took place 12.-14.06.09[more]

The 2nd AMB in Benin took place 28.-30.08.09[more]

The AMB Ivory Coast will take place 21.08.09-23.08.09. It is going to be the first AMB in the Ivory Coast.[more]

24.07.-26.07.09

The third round of the African Media Barometer (AMB) in Zambia is to take place on the last weekend of July 2009 in Lusaka. [more]