Commentaries

The new government in the Gambia has made a serious commitment to reform media regulation and back a free press. It is a laudable and overdue ambition. For too long Gambian journalists have been

Parts of the traditional media in the UK and US should be worried.

Nearly 60 million Americans have just voted for Donald Trump as President. He has won on an anti-establishment

Sierra Leone may be on the verge of becoming one of a handful of African countries to decriminalise libel.

In 1965 the then military government made libel a criminal offence. Section V of

When you already own and manage a media business, it can be hard to break out of the operational cycle to have new ideas or imagine new approaches to tackle existing challenges. This is not only

Many of India’s recently launched news websites are sensational and not always reliable. But one that stands out is http://scroll.in/
 It usefully pulls

The public need the media to hold people in power to account. Leaders need the media to connect them to the population and provide a true account of what is happening outside the capital,

Web based news sites are helping to change the face of journalism. They are playing a leading role in challenging corruption and poor management.
Some of these sites are becoming the place to

A new Breakfast show  was launched on October 15th 2014 in Rwanda. "Rise and Sine" is broadcast by the newly created RBA (the Rwandan Broadcasting Authority). The show is the brainchild of

I occasionally attend the careers fair at my children's school and I am asked about working in the media and being a journalist. I have quickly pulled together one page to point young students

Making the world a better place is not the aim of most businesses. It is hopefully a bi-product but usually the name of the game is making money.
For social entrepreneurs it is the other way

 

In 2012 The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“the BAI”) commissioned Crowe Horwath to undertake a statutory review of the

Do we need laws to regulate media content?
This is the question the UK has been actively debating recently. Many lobbyists and some in government think the answer is yes. However, many other

If company or social values are well considered and clearly articulated then they should last a century. Updates are sometimes required. This can be for a number of reasons, for instance: 

An argument for supporting those who try to formulate enlightened Media Policy,


GMT Media has produced a new report published by The Legatum Institute. It pulls together some of the ideas being discussed by two governments that are actively seeking to revise and improve

“There is no free media in Libya because there are weapons all over the country,” says Emad Gadara, the Programme Manager at the state radio in Zawiyah, a city West of Tripoli. The road to Zawiyah