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Congo-Kinshasa: Journalist Recalls Phone Threat Ordeal

It is Wednesday, September 8, 2009, around 9.30 am when suddenly, my phone rings. I pick up and hear the voice of my colleague Caddy Adzuba from Radio Okapi on the other end of the line. (AllAfrica)

Ghana: Media Must Maintain Editorial Independence

Last Wednesday, the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) disseminated the findings of its study titled Monitoring Media Reportage on Corruption. The study was conducted by the astute media lecturer, Dr Audrey S. Gadzekpo, Director, School of Communication, University of Ghana, Legon. (AllAfrica)

Africa: World Bank Announces Landmark Policy On Access to Information

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors last Tuesday approved the Bank's new policy on access to information which positions the Bank as a transparency leader among international institutions. The policy was informed by extensive external and internal consultations held in 33 countries and through the Bank's external website. It reflects the views of member countries, civil society organizations, academia, parliamentarians, media, the private sector, international organizations, donor agencies, and Bank staff. (AllAfrica)

Namibia: Free Airtime Furore an Electioneering Gimmick

THE public media is caught up in crossfire. Having failed to politically subdue their opponents in government, opposition parties are turning their blazing guns on the public media. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria: Media Bill - We Are Back to Dark Ages - Npan

The Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria has declared that the country is sliding back to the dark ages and an era of government control of the media with the proposed Press Council Bill. (AllAfrica)

Uganda: Kampala Celebrates Region's Most Gifted Photographer

Kampala will this week celebrate one of East Africa's most gifted photographers, David Pluths who passed away mid this year. (AllAfrica)

Ghana: Old Vandals to Launch Magazine

The Upper East Regional branch of the Old Vandals Association (OVA) will launch a news magazine in the region very soon. The Magazine which is to be a social and development-oriented monthly publication will give members and others the platform to air their opinions on issues within the region and the nation as a whole. (AllAfrica)

Liberia: We Condemn Attack Against FPA

THE PRINT EDITION of the online Liberian magazine, FrontPageAfrica, jolted our minds and sent shockwaves of chill down our spines when it reported that in the early hours of Monday this week, unknown individuals attempted burning its offices and printing facilities to the ground. The FPA constructed and began operating from the offices and printing facilities just recently. "According to an eyewitness, who was in the premises when the incident occurred, the men tied a long piece of cloth to a plastic-bag in which gas was placed which they threw over the roof and began to light fire on the cloth to reach the plastic-bag containing the gas in order to cause the facilities to burn down," PFA said in its Tuesday online edition. (AllAfrica)

Liberia: Journalist Condemns Graphic Newspaper - Describes Publication Irresponsible, Unprofessional

A Liberian Broadcast journalist has described as unprofessional and irresponsible a story carried in the Thursday November 19, 2009 edition of the Daily Graphic Newspaper captioned AIDS Victim in Politics. The story was referring to the Secretary General of the Congress for Democratic Change Mr. Eugene Nagbe. (AllAfrica)

Liberia: Journalists Wins International Red Cross Competition

Liberian Journalist D. Emmanuel Wheinyue was Thursday among three African journalists' recipients of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) "Good News for Africa Competition Award" for promoting positive news of the continent. (AllAfrica)

Uganda: Are We Ready for Switch to Digital Television?

Lately, there have been reports in the media about the impending analogue to digital TV switchover, putting the deadline date on December 22, 2012. One question, however, comes to mind: Are we prepared? To compound the puzzle even further, it has been reported that Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, itself a competitor in the business, will have exclusive rights to distribute the digital signal. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria: Dabiri-Erewa - Bill Not Aimed at Gagging Media

Chairman of the House of Representatives' Committee on Diaspora and sponsor of the controversial Media Bill, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, yesterday said the bill was not aimed at gagging the media, but to enhance it as well as the wellbeing of practitioners. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria: Ohakim Want Me Dead - Uba

The managing editor of Weekend Mail, an Abuja-based newspaper; Maximus Uba, has raised alarm over a threat to his life by the governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria: Onovo - Journalism, Pillar For National Devt

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ogbonna Onovo, has described journalism as sine qua non to the socio-economic development of any nation, adding that the works of journalists are research reference points which could be used years after it had been written. vowed to deal with policemen arrested for allowing himself to be used as househelps in public. (AllAfrica)

South Africa: AME Reports Revenue Up Three Percent

African Media Entertainment , owners of Algoa FM, and OFM report an increase in revenue to R75.3 million, and headline earnings per share of 119c. (AllAfrica)

Kenya: SA Firm Takes Over Local Publisher to Boost Footprint

South Africa's Media24 has increased its presence in Kenya's publishing industry with the takeover of East Africa Magazines, the publisher of True Love, Drum and Move! magazines. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria: Press Council Bill's Controversies

After some years of dragging feet over the passage of the popular Freedom of Information (FoI) Bill by the National Assembly, the law makers pulled out a joke last week when it commenced public hearing on a bill for an act to provide for the repeal of the Nigerian Press Council Act 1992 and establish the Nigerian Press and Practice of Journalism Council. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria: The New Journalism Bill (5)

A Bill for an Act to provide for the repeal of the Nigerian Press Council Act, 1992 and Establish the Nigerian Press and Practice of Journalism Council to promote high professional standards for the Nigerian press and deal with complaints emanating from members of the public about the conduct of journalists and media houses in their professional capacity, or complaints emanating from the press about the conduct of persons, organizations or institutions of government towards the press and for other matters connected therein sponsored by Rep. Abike Dabiri-Erewa (AllAfrica)

Nigeria: NPAN Rejects Press Council Bill

The Newspaper Proprietors' Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has rejected the current attempt by the National Assembly to enact a modified version of the obnoxious press council bill, describing the move as an attempt to take the nation back to the dark ages. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria: Bankers Task On Review of Reporting Format

To further sustain the gains achieved in the nation's banking sector reform, experts have canvassed the need for a review of the financial reporting formats of banks and other financial institutions, adding that it would as well incorporate all activities undertaken by banks. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria: Naicom Clamours Media Support Against Unethical Practices

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has taken the fight against unethical insurance practice to the media appealing to insurance correspondents to help in exposing any act inimical to the ethics of insurance. (AllAfrica)

South Africa: Avusa Takes a Knock On Interims

MEDIA company Avusa has come to the defence of its new daily newspaper, The Times, denying rumours that it planned to close the title after results on Friday showed group profits had dropped 61% as a result of reduced consumer spending and a 20% drop in advertising revenue. (AllAfrica)

Namibia: Media Body Set Up

THE Namibian media now have an independent self-regulating body to deal with media complaints, supported by the Editors' Forum of Namibia. (AllAfrica)

Rwanda: Gov't Should Put an End to 'Giti'

The government has been at the forefront in the fight against corruption and related vices. So it beats reason when some government officials throw the spanner in the works and help fan it- inadvertently perhaps. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria: Abike Dabiri's Heretical Bill

IT is not my intention to focus this article on the person of Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa who represents the Ikorodu Federal Constituency of Lagos in the House of Representatives on the platform of the Action Congress. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria: Mega Party Movement Interacts With Media in Abuja Tomorrow

Leaders of the Mega Party will tomorrow in Abuja hold a special interactive session with the media. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria: Journalists Tasked on 2011 Elections

Journalists across the country have been charged to live up to their responsibilities of being umpires, as 2011 general elections approach. (AllAfrica)

Gambia: The Answer to Isolation is Expanded Democratisation, Term Limit and Respect for Human Rights

It is becoming increasingly clear that The Witch Hunt in the Gambia, the disappearance of Chief Manneh, the rigorous pursuit of libel as a crime which led to the incarceration of journalists for expression of opinions and the issuing of threats of death or harm to perceived dissidents have put the country in focus in domains like ECOWAS, the US Congress, the Commonwealth and the UN. (AllAfrica)

Gambia: Journalists Undergo Training on Online Journalism

A five day training workshop for 15 journalists on online Communication and Internet security for media practitioners commenced on Monday at the Gambia Press Union Headquarters in Bakau. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria: Journalism Isn't Where You Get Your Reward in Naira, Kobo - Aderinokun

Otunba Eddie Aderinokun a renowned journalist was born July 13, 1940 in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Chief Aderinokun, former Editor, Daily Express and one time Vice President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) is not comfortable with what he described as below-standard pace at which journalism profession in Nigeria today is running. (AllAfrica)

South Africa: 'Worst Three Months for Newspapers' As Circulation Dives

DAILY and weekly newspapers have all lost circulation, except for the Afrikaans daily Die Son, and the Zulu daily Isolezwe, according to the third-quarter year-on-year figures released yesterday by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC). (AllAfrica)

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