Source The International Press Institute
Panel discussion following IPI mission to Mozambique with: * Ernesto Nhanale, Executive Director, MISA-Mozambique * Tom Bowker, Editor, Zitamar NewsAmy Brouillette, IPI Director of Advocacy * Christoph Plate, Director, Media Programme Subsahara Africa, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) * Gavin Nardocchio-Jones, High Commission of Canada in Mozambique Moderator: Scott Griffen, IPI Deputy Director
Media www.rajawalisiber.com – Independent journalism in Mozambique is facing considerable legal, political, and economic pressures as the country’s hard-fought democratic gains of the past three decades come under increasing strain. This pressure on journalism was among the top-line findings of a four-day mission to Mozambique conducted by the International Press Institute (IPI) in August 2022.
Independent journalism in Mozambique is facing considerable legal, political, and economic pressures as the country’s hard-fought democratic gains of the past three decades come under increasing strain.
This pressure on journalism was among the top-line findings of a four-day mission to Mozambique conducted by the International Press Institute (IPI) in August 2022. During this mission, a high-level IPI delegation led by IPI Executive Board Chair Khadija Patel met with a range of stakeholders, including government, media, journalists, diplomats, and civil society, to assess the challenges faced by the media and to support independent journalism in the country.
The purpose of this mission was to learn more about the country’s media environment and the challenges that journalists in Mozambique face in being able to do their work freely, independently, and safely. During our visit, the IPI delegation engaged in a substantive dialogue with a range of stakeholders that included journalists, civil society, government, political parties, and members of the diplomatic community.