MISA media forum

By Tichaona Sibanda
29 August, 2005

The Media Institute of Southern Africa held its annual general meeting last week in Windoek, Namibia, where representatives from its eleven country chapters met to discuss press freedom issues in the region.

Participants at the AGM examined the state of media ethics and professional standards in the region and devised a strategy for media to adopt self regulatory guidelines and structures.

Daniel Molokela, the newly appointed media projects co-ordinator for the SADC national editors' forum said Zimbabwe was in the spotlight during the meeting because of the harsh laws that have been enacted by Parliament to try and silence journalists.