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State of the media in Southern Africa 2002
Management: To establish and implement financial control systems for
MISA programmes and core functions, develop and maintain a rolling planning
system for MISA strategies, programmes and core functions and liase
with key opinion and decision makers central to the fulfilment of the organisation’s
mission.
MISA PROGRAMME AREAS
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Freedom of Expression and the Right to Information
1. Reform and advocacy on all anti-media laws, policies and
regulations
2. Legal Defence Funds
Media Freedom Monitoring
1. Media Freedom monitoring and Alerts
2. Research and publications
Campaign for Broadcasting Diversity
1. Policy reforms that provide for diversity, pluralism and
guaranteed public interest
2. Regulating of broadcasting and telecommunications
environments.
3. Regional harmonisation of policy and practice, particularly in
the provision of satellite services.
Media Support Activities
1. Ethics and Media self regulation
2. Professional Training of media practitioners
3. Media Awards
4. Promotion of Local Independent and Community media
5. News Exchange (MISANET)
Legal Support
1. Legal Defence Funds
GENDER
MISA believes that gender is intrinsic to a pluralistic and diverse media;
giving voice to all members of the community; realising human aspirations
as well as freedom of association. To ensure that gender is being effectively
mainstreamed throughout its programs and activities, MISA will use gender
as one of the important indicators for measuring whether each of the values
and principles that MISA stands for is being achieved.
The MISA Regional Governing Council adopted the MISA Gender Policy
on March 28, 2002 and affirmed that MISA will play its role in promoting
gender equality through adopting exemplary institutional practices and systematically
taking gender considerations into account in all dimensions of
its work.
For more information contact gender@misa.org
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