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West African Journalists Make Recommendations On Election Coverage
By Fabakary B. Ceesay
West African journalists made recommendations for the media during the coverage of electoral processes within the sub-region. Among the recommendations are the issue of financial assistance to ensure autonomy of the media during the electoral process; the establishment of seed money allowances to the press to ensure the coverage of the election; building the capacity of journalists and their training in the knowledge of the legal instruments and in ensuring their safety; the establishment of codes of conduct and providing manuals for election reporting; the enactment and passing of laws on the access to public information; the promotion of civic education of the citizen about local government and elections; the enactment of a genuine regulation of the media; the strengthening of partnerships between local and sub-regional media houses and award for journalists who excel in the field.
These recommendations were made in Dakar, at the Savana Hotel, on the 2 December, during a training programme on how to monitor elections and election reporting within West Africa. The training was organised by Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA).
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issues
Issue No. 145/2007, 10 – 11 December 2007
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