Twenty years after the Windhoek Declaration on press freedom
Twenty years after the Windhoek Declaration on press freedom
Twenty years after the Windhoek Declaration on press freedom
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What has been <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> state-of-play for African media in<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 20 <str<strong>on</strong>g>years</str<strong>on</strong>g> since <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> historic <str<strong>on</strong>g>Windhoek</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Declarati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> of<br />
1991 which gave rise to World Press Freedom Day every<br />
3 May? And what can be expected over <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> next decade?<br />
More than 70 commentators illuminate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> trajectory<br />
in a range of c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>s in this book - covering <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
issues of media <strong>freedom</strong>, pluralism, independence<br />
and access to informati<strong>on</strong>. Journalists’ safety, gender-<br />
sensitive reporting, and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> role of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Internet are<br />
am<strong>on</strong>gst <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> topics covered.<br />
In a nutshell, progress has been made since 1991, but<br />
much remains to be achieved. There’s a grave danger<br />
that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> momentum of media <strong>freedom</strong> is slowing and<br />
even reversing in many countries. Meanwhile, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> rise<br />
of new communicati<strong>on</strong>s technologies puts <strong>press</strong>ure <strong>on</strong><br />
African journalists to live up to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir ideals more than<br />
ever.<br />
OSISA<br />
Open Society Initiative<br />
for Sou<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rn Africa