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Evaluation Series No.102

Review and Renewal of Commonwealth Media Development Fund (CMDF)January 2016

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Authors: Laleh Habib, Nabeel Goheer and Yogesh Bhatt, Strategic Planning and Evaluation Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, London

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EVALUATION SERIES No.102

Review and Renewal of Commonwealth

Media Development Fund (CMDF)

January 2016

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Contents \ iii

ContentsExecutive Summary 1

1. Introduction 2

1.1 Organisation of the report 2

1.2 Background 2

1.3 Methodology and limitations 2

2. Review Findings 4

2.1 Thestartandevolutionof CMDF 4

2.2 CMDFperformance 4

2.3 Financialcontributionsmadeto CMDF 7

3. Recommendations for the Renewal of CMDF 8

Annexes 10

Annex1:Country-wisecontributionstoCMDF,1980to2011 10

Annex2:CMDFreviewframework 11

Annex 3: List of documents reviewed 12

Annex4:Listofpeopleinterviewed 12

Annex5:CMDFactivity/projectsdatabase 13

Annex6:CMDFmodesofdelivery 27

Annex7:SelectedCMDFsuccess stories 28


Contents \ v

AcronymsAPR Annual Performance Report

CBA Commonwealth Broadcasting Association

CHOGM Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

CJA Commonwealth Journalists Association

CMDF CommonwealthMediaDevelopmentFund

CPP Civil Paths to Peace

CPU Commonwealth Press Union

DFID DepartmentforInternationalDevelopment

EBRs extra-budgetaryresources

IIMC IndianInstituteofMassCommunications

MDGs MillenniumDevelopmentGoals

RCS RoyalCommonwealthSociety

SANEF SouthAfricanNationalEditors’Forum

TF ThomsonFoundation


ExecutiveSummary\ 1

Executive Summary In1979,HeadsofGovernmentinitiatedtheCommonwealthMediaDevelopmentFund(CMDF)inrecognitionofthesignificantrolethatthemediacanplayinsupportingdemocraticprinciples,particularly in newly independent Commonwealth countries.Sincethen,CMDFhassupportedexchangeofexpertiseandcapacitybuildingofthemediainmembercountriesthroughtheprovisionofshort-termtraining.Ithasalsoassistedinorganisingconferences,forums,consultanciesand awards.

In2005,theCommonwealthSecretariatundertookanevaluationofCMDF.ItnotedthatCMDFhadbeensuccessfulinmeetingitsstatedobjectives.Thepositivecontributionsoftheprogrammewererecognisedbymembercountriesandbyparticipantsalike.However,the study indicated that the fund had fallen shortofexpectations,astheoutcomesoftheprogrammewerenotadequatelymeasured,andthe institutional and sectoral impact was low. Thestudysuggestedadifferentapproachtothedesign,implementationandmonitoringoftheCMDFprogramme.TheSecretariatsubsequentlymadesomeorganisational,programmaticandpolicy changes.

From2005to2011,CMDFcontinuedtodelivertrainingprogrammes,forumsandconferencesacrosstheCommonwealthincollaborationwith specialised media organisations and other partners.Inaddition,theSecretariatsupportedand championed media development as part ofotherprogrammes.Theseincludedbuildingthecapacityofthemediaaroundelections,andmedia initiatives advancing the Civil Paths to Peace(CPP)mandate.FundingforCMDFdriedupin2011.HeadsofGovernmentreaffirmedtheircommitmenttoafreeandresponsiblemediain2013,andrequestedthattheSecretary-General‘review the Commonwealth Media Development Fund in order to examine how it can be renewed in its purpose to build the capacity of a free and responsible media’.

AperformancereviewfoundthatCMDF’splannedoutputsweregenerallyachieved.From1993until2011,CDMFadministeredmorethan400demand-drivenactivities.Projectdocumentation

was improved and attempts were made to monitor andevaluateprojectactivitiesfollowingthe2005evaluation.ThereissomeevidenceofCMDFtraining producing positive outcomes. The overall impactoftheprogrammeis,however,difficulttoascertain.CMDFoperationswerenotfullyinstitutionalisedwithintheSecretariat’sregularprogramme of work. They remained outside the remitoftheStrategicPlans,andescapedtherigoursoftheresults-basedmanagement(RBM)approachtoplanning,deliveryandreporting.Demand-driventrainingandworkshopshada limited impact in terms of organisational or institutionalcapacitybuildinginmembercountries.

There remains a strong imperative for media development across the Commonwealth. Movingforward,thisreportproposesfourrecommendationsfortherenewalofCMDF.Theseare:embeddingmediadevelopmentasastrategicoutcomewithintheStrategicPlan,withclearlydefinedtargets,indicatorsandresources;thedevelopment of a Commonwealth media capacity-developmentstrategy,whichisinclusiveofotherrelevantmandatessuchasCPP;thecreationofasuiteofofflineandonlinemediadevelopmenttoolsandguidelinestohelpcapacitybuildinginmembercountries;andexploringstrategicpartnershipswith Commonwealth and specialised media organisationsthatwillallowtheSecretariattoleverage resources and maximise impact.


2 \ ReviewandRenewalof CommonwealthMedia DevelopmentFund(CMDF)

1. Introduction 1.1 Organisation of the report

This report is organised into three sections. ThefirstsectionprovidesabackgroundtotheestablishmentofCMDF,asummaryofoperationsto date and the context for this review. The second sectionaddressesthereviewfindings:itprovidesanin-depthanalysisofCMDFoperationsandoutcomes.ThethirdandfinalsectionpresentsasetofplausiblerecommendationsfortherenewalofCMDFsothatitisfocussed,effectiveandresults-oriented.

1.2 Background TheideaofCMDFwasinitiatedbyHeadsofGovernmentatthe1979CommonwealthHeadsofGovernmentMeeting(CHOGM)inrecognitionofthe vital role that the media can play in supporting democracyandhumanrights,particularlyintheCommonwealth’snewlyindependentcountries.Initiallyconceivedofasanexchangeprogrammebetweenmembersofthemedia,CMDF’sobjectiveswerelaterbroadenedtoincludeadvocacy and spreading awareness and knowledge aroundtheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals(MDGs).HeadsofGovernmenthighlightedtheroleofthemediain2003,2005,2007andalsoin2013.The Commonwealth Charter also alludes to the importanceofa‘freeandresponsiblemedia’.

CMDFbecameoperationalin1980whenitstartedreceivingextra-budgetaryresources(EBRs);thesewereusedprimarilytobuildthecapacityofthemediaindevelopingmembercountries.1 The main delivery mechanism was the provision of short-term training programmes tomid-careerprofessionalsworkinginprint,radio and television. These courses focussed on technical and contemporary issues including mediaethics,reportingonconflictandjournalismskills.TheSecretariatworkedincollaborationwithCommonwealth agencies and specialised civil society organisations to deliver training courses. CMDFalsosupportedconsultancies,forums,awards,conferencesandfellowshipschemes.Theprogrammewasevaluatedin2005and

1 SeeAnnex1forcountry-wiseEBRcontributionsmadetoCMDFfrom1980to2011.

improvementsweremadeinitsdelivery.Since2012,ithasbecomedormantduetothelackof funding.

Atthe2013CHOGM,HeadsofGovernmentrequestedthattheSecretary-GeneralreviewCMDFinordertoexaminehowitmightberenewedinitspurposetobuildcapacityofthemediaacross the Commonwealth. An internal review has beencarriedoutbytheStrategicPlanningandEvaluationDivision(SPED)oftheCommonwealthSecretariat,whichrecommendsasetofproposalsfortherenewalofCMDF.

1.3 Methodology and limitations Afive-prongedframeworkwasdevelopedtoundertaketheinternalreview;2thefivefacetswererelevance,effectiveness,impact,sustainabilityandrenewal.Relevantdatawascollected systematically and analysed. These data includedprojectdesignandplanningdocuments,back-to-officereports,courseappraisalforms,consultantreportsfromthepreviousevaluation,andtheSecretariat’sannualworkplansandAnnualPerformanceReports(APRs).3Dataanalysiswassupplemented with primary research consisting of semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders fromtheSecretariatandpartnerorganisationsinvolved in the delivery of services.4

AdatabaseofCMDFprojectswascreatedforthereview. This was organised according to activity title,theyearandcountryofimplementation,typeofintervention,partnerorganisations,thenumberofparticipants,andthetotalcostoftheactivity.5Fromthisdatabase,asubsetofprojectswas reviewed in depth to allow for a detailed investigationofrelevance,effectivenessandimpact.Thisselectionwasguidedbytheavailabilityofprojectdocumentation.

Thereviewfacedanumberofchallengesandlimitations,asfollows:

2 SeeAnnex2,whichprovidesdetailsoftheCMDFreviewframework.

3 SeeAnnex3foralistofdocumentsreviewed.4 SeeAnnex4foralistofthestakeholdersinterviewed.5 SeeAnnex5forthedatabaseofCMDFprojectactivities.


Introduction\ 3

a. CMDFwasimplementedinmanyphasesandduringthecourseofseveralStrategicPlanperiods.Therewerenospecificresultsorbudgetsassignedforeachyear,whichmadeitdifficulttotrackthescopeofactivities,effectivenessandoutputs.

b. TheSecretariathasastaffrotationpolicy,wherebyemployeesrotateoffaftercompletingacertainnumberofyears.VariousstaffmembersengagedinCMDFactivitiescouldnotbetracedtoanswerspecificquestions.Thisissuewascompoundedbytwoverylargerestructuring exercises.

c. Thereweremanydatagaps,asmanyprojectdocumentsandrecordsweremissing,anditwasnotpossibletoretrievethatinformationfrom any other source.

d. Nobaselinesweresettotrackprogress.Henceitwasdifficulttoseehowsmallactivities across many countries had created any impact.



2. Review Findings 2.1 The start and evolution

of CMDF CMDFwascreatedasavoluntaryfundtosupportmediaexchangesbetweenCommonwealthcountries.PursuanttotherecommendationsbyHeadsofGovernment,theSecretary-Generalestablishedanine-personExpertGroup.TheExpertGroup’sreport,Communications,SocietyandDevelopment,waspresentedtoHeadsofGovernmentatthe1981MelbourneCHOGM.The reportmadeseveralrecommendationsbasedon recognition of ‘the role that media can play in assistingsocietybystrengtheningparticipatorydemocracyandhelpingtoattainnationalgoals’.These included a call to expand the mandate ofthefundfromtheexchangeofjournaliststoinclude‘specificprojectsinthevariousareasofcommunicationtraining,professionaldevelopmentandtheestablishmentoflinksbetweenCommonwealthcountries’.6 Heads welcomedthereportandagreedtobroadenthemandate of the fund.

TheSecretariatestablishedthefundanddraftedgovernancedocuments,includingastatementofobjectives,adelineationoftheroleoftheSecretariatintheadministrationandmanagementofthefund,thescopeofactivitiesandexpectedoutcomes.In1983,theSecretariatalso proposed changing the name of the fund from theCommonwealthMediaExchangeFundtotheCommonwealthMediaDevelopmentFund.

6 CommonwealthSecretariat(1980),Communications,SocietyandDevelopment:ReportofaCommonwealthCommitteeonCommunicationsandtheMedia,CommonwealthSecretariat:London.

Ina2004–05CMDFStrategyPaper,theoverarchingobjectiveofthefundwasdescribedas‘tohelppromotedemocracy,goodgovernanceandtheachievementoftheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals’.CMDF’sspecificobjectivesincludedstrengtheningthecapacityofprintandbroadcastmediainmembercountriestoraiseawarenessoftheMDGsandenhancingfreedomofexpressionbypromotingsound,effectivejournalism.

2.2 CMDF performance CMDFprimarilyoperatedasademand-drivenprogramme,respondingtorequestsbymembercountriesandproposalsbyspecialisedmediaandcivilsocietyorganisations.Itprovidedmonetaryandadministrativesupporttoprojectsdedicatedtodevelopingthecapacityofbroadcast,printandradioinCommonwealthcountries,withafocusonlow-income countries and small states.

Toinitiateprojects,partnerorganisationsorspecialisedmediaorganisationssubmittedproposalstotheCommonwealthSecretariat.Theseproposals were evaluated to ensure that they were inlinewiththeobjectivesofCMDFandwereeitherapprovedorrejected.Insomeselectinstances,theSecretariatinitiatedprojectsonitsown,orrespondedtorequestsforsupportbymembercountriesbyorganisingconferencesandforums.

CMDF’sprimarymodesofdeliveryconsistedoffivetypesofinterventions,namely:trainingcourses,consultancies,supporttoconferences,

Table 2.1 : CMDF project activities (1994–2003)

Type Total no. % Total initiatives Total cost (£) % Total cost

Training 230 82 1,431,919 75

Consultancies 18 6 116,616 6

Conferences 20 7 242,269 13

Awards 13 5 112,500 6

Total 281 100 1,903,304 100

Source:Paterson,I(2005),2005CMDFEvaluation,CommonwealthSecretariat,London


ReviewFindings\ 5

awards and forums.7AnevaluationofCMDFwascommissionedbytheSecretariatin2005,whichshowedthatfromApril1994toMarch2004,atotalof281activitieshadbeensupportedatacostof£1,903,304.Upuntil2000,CMDFsupportedbetween30and45initiativesayear;thishaddecreasedto20peryearby2003.Table2.1identifiesthemodesofdeliveryandcostofthese initiatives.

The2005evaluationofCMDFcoveredtenyears(from1994/95to2004/05)ofthefund,andmadeseveral recommendations. The review evidence showsthatCMDFmetitsprimaryobjectiveofdeliveringshort-termtrainingprogrammes,andhelpedbuildcapacityofmid-careermediaprofessionals in Commonwealth countries. However,thereviewstatedthattherewasnoevidence of personal development of media

7 SeeAnnex6fordetails.

professionals translating into any organisational or institutionalchanges.Itwasalsonotedthatweakprojectplanning,development,monitoringandreportingarrangements,aswellaslackofpropergovernanceoftheprogramme,meantthatthedesired long-term impact was not created.

CMDFwasreformedandrestructuredfollowingthe2005evaluationreport.Theadministrative,projectmanagementandhumanresourcecapabilitiesofCMDFwerestrengthened.Theprocessforgrantapplicationwasalsosimplified,whileacompetitivebiddingsystemwasinitiated,andprojectcompletionreportswereintroduced.ACMDFwebpage(www.commonwealth.org/cmdf)was created to provide a key portal and platform forinformation.Nonetheless,short-termtrainingremained the dominant mode of delivery for CMDF,evenfollowingimplementationoftheCMDF

Figure 2.1: Type of initiatives supported (1994–2012)

Source:CMDFprojectfiles

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Figure 2.1

Type of initiatives supported (1994–2012)

Source: CMDF project files

16. Figure 2.2 presents the regional distribution of CMDF initiatives from 2004 to 2012.

It is noteworthy that more than 50 per cent of these activities were delivered in the Africa region.

Figure 2.2

Regional distribution of CMDF-supported activities (2004–12)


17. The costs of CMDF workshops and seminars varied greatly, depending on the

number of participants, the duration of the course and the region in which the course was administered. In general, it was found that courses administered virtually, through distance learning, demonstrated better value for money. Table 2.2 details the costs of a representative cross-section of interventions held within the same year, to provide a ‘value for money’ perspective on the different types of interventions.

348

23 3018 5

050

100150200250300350400

Training Consultancies Conferences Awards Forums

56%20%

9%

15%

Africa Asia Europe Pan-Commonwealth

Figure 2.2: Regional distribution of CMDF-supported activities (2004–12)


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Figure 2.1

Type of initiatives supported (1994–2012)


16. Figure 2.2 presents the regional distribution of CMDF initiatives from 2004 to 2012.

It is noteworthy that more than 50 per cent of these activities were delivered in the Africa region.

Figure 2.2

Regional distribution of CMDF-supported activities (2004–12)


17. The costs of CMDF workshops and seminars varied greatly, depending on the

number of participants, the duration of the course and the region in which the course was administered. In general, it was found that courses administered virtually, through distance learning, demonstrated better value for money. Table 2.2 details the costs of a representative cross-section of interventions held within the same year, to provide a ‘value for money’ perspective on the different types of interventions.

348

23 3018 5

050

100150200250300350400

Training Consultancies Conferences Awards Forums

56%20%

9%

15%

Africa Asia Europe Pan-Commonwealth



evaluationrecommendations.Figure2.1showsthetypeandnumberofeventsthatweresupportedfrom1994until2012,whenCMDFactivitiescameto an end.

Figure2.2presentstheregionaldistributionofCMDFinitiativesfrom2004to2012.Itisnoteworthythatmorethan50percentoftheseactivities were delivered in the Africa region.

ThecostsofCMDFworkshopsandseminarsvariedgreatly,dependingonthenumberofparticipants,thedurationofthecourseandtheregioninwhichthecoursewasadministered.Ingeneral,itwasfoundthatcoursesadministeredvirtually,throughdistancelearning,demonstratedbettervalueformoney.Table2.2detailsthecostsof a representative cross-section of interventions heldwithinthesameyear,toprovidea‘valueformoney’perspectiveonthedifferenttypesof interventions.

ThereviewfoundthattheCMDFportfolioofinterventionsdirectlycontributedtowardsarangeofoutcomes,including:thetrainingandcapacitybuildingofhundredsofjournalistsacrosstheCommonwealth;increasedawarenessoftheMDGsandtheSecretariat’seffortstoattainthem;thedevelopmentofcodesofconductandguidelinesforthemedia;theforgingofalliancesbetweencivilsocietyorganisationsandthemedia to promote development and greater transparency;andcommitmentsbygovernments

8 AsoneofitsCMDFinterventions,theSecretariatco-fundedtheCommonwealthVisionAwards,aninitiativeoftheRoyalCommonwealthSociety(RCS)thataimedatencouragingthecreationofshortfilmsontheCommonwealth and on development themes.

andthemediatopromotemoreresponsiblereporting.SelectedsuccessstoriesfromCMDFinterventionsareincludedinAnnex7.

Asuccessfulby-productoftheCMDFinitiativewas media capacity development around elections observation.Forthepasttwoandahalfdecades,media experts have accompanied more than 60Secretariatelectionobservationmissionstoassess the media environment around elections. Manyelectionobservationreportshavecontainedrecommendationsaboutthestateofthemedia,codesofconductduringandbetweenelections,andawayforwardfortheSecretariatandmembercountries.In2009,theSecretariatpublishedabook,EyesofDemocracy:TheMediaandElections(EsipisuandKhaguli2009),whichemphasisedthecrucial role that the media plays in ensuring that elections are conducted fairly.

Anotherfeatureofmediadevelopment,notdirectlylinkedtoCMDF,wastheCHOGM2007CivilPathstoPeace(CPP)mandate.CPPhighlightedthe importance of media development and capacitybuildingtopromotepeace,respectandunderstanding.TheSecretariat,whiletakingthismandateforward,focussedonmediacapacitydevelopment in areas such as the use of ‘multiple narratives’inastory;betterreportingonconflictissues;developmentofavoluntarycodeofconductforthemedia;andbetterportrayalofwomeninthemedia.In2009,theSecretariatalso organised a conference on ‘Reporting on Education–RespectandUnderstanding’incollaborationwiththeAsia–PacificInstituteforBroadcastDevelopment(AIBD).

Table 2.2 : Indicative costs of regional, in-country and virtual interventions (2008/09)

Type of intervention

Project title Duration Location Cost (£)

Awards programme8

Commonwealth Vision Awards (co-fundedbytheSecretariat)

- London 25,000

In-countrytrainingprogramme

ConflictResolutionJournalism 5 days SriLanka 8,676

In-countrytrainingprogramme

Themedia’sroleinachieving‘HealthforAll’by2015–isitreallypossible?

One week Zambia 10,318

Online training NewsroomManagement 12 weeks Pan-Commonwealth

5,712


ReviewFindings\7

2.3 Financial contributions made to CMDF

ThemaincontributorstoCMDFhavebeentheUK,AustraliaandIndia,withtheUK,throughtheDepartmentforInternationalDevelopment(DFID),providingthemajorityoffunding(approximately90percent).Thefirsttranche,£63,700,camein1980.FundingforCMDFkeptonincreasing.Itcrossedthe£100,000markin1988.By1996,CMDFannualfundingreached£200,000ayearandpeakedin2006.However,fundingdeclineddrasticallyin2008,to£15,000,andneverrecovered.Thefundreceiveditsfinalcontributionin2011.Figure2.3showsthechangesinCMDFfundingoverthe years.

Figure 2.3: Contributions received for CMDF (1980–2011)


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2.3 Financial contributions made to CMDF

21. The main contributors to CMDF have been the UK, Australia and India, with the UK, through the Department for International Development (DFID), providing the majority of funding (approximately 90 per cent). The first tranche, £63,700, came in 1980. Funding for CMDF kept on increasing. It crossed the £100,000 mark in 1988. By 1996, CMDF annual funding reached £200,000 a year and peaked in 2006. However, funding declined drastically in 2008, to £15,000, and never recovered. The fund received its final contribution in 2011. Figure 2.3 shows the changes in CMDF funding over the years.

Figure 2.3 Contributions received for CMDF (1980–2011)


1 Commonwealth Secretariat (19080), Communications, Society and Development: Report of a Commonwealth Committee on Communications and the Media, Commonwealth Secretariat: London. 2 See Annex 6 for details. 3 As one of its CMDF interventions, the Secretariat co-funded the Commonwealth Vision Awards, an initiative of the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) that aimed at encouraging the creation of short films on the Commonwealth and on development themes.

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3. Recommendations for the Renewal of CMDF

Recommendation 1:Keepinginviewtheimportanceofmediainthecontemporaryworld,CMDF should be revived and institutionalised through the Secretariat’s Strategic Plan as a result areaandshouldbecomeanintegralpartoftheworkprogrammewithclearlydefinedresults,indicatorsandresources.Thisshouldbesupportedwitharesults-basedmonitoring,evaluationandreporting framework.

InMay2013,theCommonwealthSecretariatlaunchedits2013/14–2016/17StrategicPlan following extensive consultation with membergovernments,anddrawingupontherecommendations from Heads of Government and lessons learned from its past work. The planreflectsthesharedprioritiesofmembercountriesandoutlinesthreelong-termgoals,sixstrategicoutcomesandthreeenablingfactors.Despitetheimportanceofmediadevelopmentin promoting the stated priorities of successive StrategicPlans,CMDFhasnotbeenincorporatedasaspecific,independentresultsareawithinthepastthreeStrategicPlans,includingthenewplan.Thishashadsignificantimpactfortheplanning,implementationandmonitoringofCMDFprojects,as well as allocation of resources through the regularbudgetingprocess.Incorporatingmediadevelopmentasaspecific,independentresultsareawithintheStrategicPlanwouldallowthisprogrammetobecomeapriorityareafortheSecretariat,andwouldfacilitatethedevelopmentofafocussed,results-orientedworkplantofurthertheobjectivesofCMDF.Thedevelopmentofa results-oriented framework would also allow for the systematic monitoring and evaluation of theimpactoftheSecretariat’ssupporttomediadevelopmentinmemberstates.

Recommendation 2: The Commonwealth Secretariatshoulddevelopamedia development strategy for the Commonwealth,identifyingclearactionareas,baselines,targetsandindicators.

The demand-driven delivery approach meant thatareasforconcreteactions,baseduponthecomparative and competitive advantages of the Commonwealth,werenotidentifiedduringCMDFimplementation.Thisapproachhelpedtofillshort-term capacity gaps and assisted mid-term professionalsinmembercountries.Itdidnot,however,resultinsustainablecapacitybuilding.Movingforward,animportantfirststepfortheSecretariatwillbetodesignacomprehensiveandrobustmediadevelopmentstrategythathighlights the state of the media across the Commonwealth. This should include an overview of media development in Commonwealth countries,includingkeyissuesrelatingtofreedomofexpression,enablingpolicyframeworks,independenceofmedia,mediasystemsandcapacity-buildingneeds.UsingaCommonwealth-widemediadevelopmentstrategy,theSecretariatcan plan systematically to support organisations andinstitutionbuildinginmembercountriesforasustainableimpactinthisarea.

Recommendation 3: The Commonwealth Secretariat,inpartnershipwithspecialisedmediaorganisations,shoulddevelop a suite of high-quality capacity-development tools–trainingmodules,codesofconductandguidelines.Thesetoolsshouldbeinlinewiththemediadevelopmentstrategyandavailablebothonlineandoffline.

Morethan600journalistsandmediaprofessionalsbenefittedfromCMDFoverthreedecades.The modes of programme delivery included: trainingcourses,consultancies,andsupporttoconferences,awardsandforums.ThereviewofCMDFfoundthattherewasademandforgenericcapacity-development tools in Commonwealth membercountriesthatcouldbetailoredtolocalneeds.Inaddition,virtualcoursesthatwereadministered through distance learning were more


RecommendationsfortheRenewalofCMDF\9

successful than other interventions in terms of value for money and outreach. Provision of grants for awards and forums had a very limited impact. Goingforward,theprovisionofasuiteofrelevanttoolswouldgoalongwayinbuildingthecapacityof Commonwealth countries in the areas of democracy,developmentanddiversity.Thissuiteoftoolsshouldincludecapacity-buildingmaterialsrelated to those areas where media capacity-developmenteffortshavebeensuccessful(suchaselectionobservation)andrelatedCHOGMmandates(suchaspromotionofrespectandunderstanding).

Recommendation 4:TheSecretariatshouldexplore strategic partnerships with media organisations and international development agencies working to develop capacity within the media,toleverageresourcesandachievebettervalue for money.

ThereviewfoundthatthedeliveryofCMDFprogrammes through specialised media organisationsresultedineffectivedisseminationofknowledge,networkingandbetteroutcomes.PartnershipswillbeessentialtoensurethesustainabilityoftheSecretariat’seffortsandcontributetowardsoverallcapacitybuildingbystrengtheningpartnerorganisations.TheSecretariatshouldleveragepreviousexperienceand its comparative advantage and approach media development as a multistakeholder endeavour,workinginpartnershipwithmembergovernments,relevantCommonwealthorganisationsandmediaplayers.TheSecretariatmay also consider acting as an independent interlocutor,allowingfortheexchangeofideasandgoodpracticeacrossmembercountries,andfacilitatingnewlinkagesbetweenimportant stakeholders.

OnceapprovedbyHeadsofGovernment,theCommonwealthSecretariatcantaketheserecommendationsforward,subjecttotheavailabilityoffunding.



Annexes Annex 1: Country-wise contributions to CMDF, 1980 to 2011

Year UK (DFID) India Australia MauritiusThe Gambia

New Zealand

Total

1980 £25,000 £38,700 £63,700

1981 £25,000 £38,700 £63,700

1982 £25,000 £36,800 £61,800

1983 £50,000 £45,000 £95,000

1984 £50,000 £44,100 £94,100

1985 £50,000 £38,000 £88,000

1986 £50,000 £32,900 £82,900

1987 £50,000 £38,085 £88,085

1988 £75,000 £34,800 £109,800

1989 £75,000 £36,500 £111,500

1990 £75,000 £34,000 £109,000

1991 £75,000 £35,400 £110,400

1992 £75,000 £29,000 £104,000

1993 £180,000 - £180,000

1994 £180,000 £19,000 £199,000

1995 £180,000 £17,800 £197,800

1996 £180,000 £20,000 £200,000

1997 £180,000 £18,000 £198,000

1998 £200,000 £18,000 £14,800 £1,860 £620 £9,280 £244,560

1999 £200,000 £19,000 £16,800 £235,800

2000 £200,000 £19,900 £15,600 £235,500

2001 £200,000 £21,300 £14,800 £236,100

2002 £200,000 £19,600 £14,800 £234,400

2003 £200,000 £18,100 £16,400 £234,500

2004 £200,000 £16,500 £15,600 £232,100

2005 £200,000 £16,900 - £216,900

2006 £250,000 £16,000 - £266,000

2007 £200,000 £17,000 £217,000

2008 - £15,000 £15,000

2009 £36,000 £36,000

2010 £40,000 £40,000

2011 £36,500 £36,500


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Annex 2: CMDF review framework

Evaluation criteria / issues Questions

Relevance: The extent towhichSecretariatassistance was suited to theprioritiesofmembercountries

• WhataretheobjectivesofCMDFandaretheyrelevanttotheneeds ofmembercountries?

• AretheaimsandobjectivesofCMDFconsistentwiththeSecretariat’sstrategicpriorities,asoutlinedintheStrategicPlan?

• DoestheSecretariathaveacompetitiveadvantageinmediadevelopment?

Effectiveness: The measure of the extent to which the activity attains its objectives

• TowhatextenthaveSecretariatplansachievedtheirobjectives?

• What were the factors that have hindered or helped the realisation oftheseobjectives?

• HoweffectivehastherelationshipbetweenSecretariatdivisionsbeen inthedeliveryofprogrammeresults?

Impact: The positive and negative changes producedbyadevelopmentintervention,directlyorindirectly,intended on unintended

• HasSecretariatassistancemadeadifferenceandhastherebeenanyidentifiablechange?Whathashappenedasaresultoftheprogrammeorprojectandwhatistheevidenceofthischange?

• WhatwouldhavehappenedwithouttheSecretariat’sinvolvement?

• TowhatextenthasSecretariatassistancecontributedtowardscapacitydevelopmentandthestrengtheningofinstitutions?

• WhatarethepositiveornegativeeffectsresultingfromSecretariat assistance?

Sustainability: Sustainabilityisconcernedwith measuring whether thebenefitsofanactivityare likely to continue after funding has ceased

• TowhatextentdidthebenefitsaccruingfromSecretariatinterventionscontinueafterthefundingceased?

• Whatarethemajorfactorsthatinfluencedtheachievementornon-achievementoftheprogramme?

Renewal:Howbesttomove forward on this front

• Inthefuture,whatshouldbethefocusoftheprogrammeofassistance?

• HowcantheSecretariatensurethatitsassistancewillyielddemonstrableresults?

• Whatarethelessonstobelearntinthedesignanddeliveryoffutureassistance?

• ShouldtheSecretariatdothingsdifferentlyinordertobemore effective?



Annex 3: List of documents reviewed Esipisu,M,andIEKhaguli(2009),EyesofDemocracy:TheMediaandElections,CommonwealthSecretariat,London.

Sen,A(Ed.)(2008),CivilPathstoPeace: Report of the Commonwealth Commission onRespectandUnderstanding, CommonwealthSecretariat,London.

Commonwealth Secretariat documents

CommonwealthSecretariat(2005),FinalReport:2005PakistanLocalBodiesElection:ReportoftheCommonwealthExpertTeam,CommonwealthSecretariat,London.

Paterson,I(2005),EvaluationoftheCommonwealthMediaDevelopmentFund,EvaluationSeriesNo.76,CommonwealthSecretariat,London.

CHOGM communiqués

• Lusaka,Zambia,1979

• Abuja,Nigeria,2003

• Valetta,Malta,2005

• Kampala,Uganda,2007

• Perth,Australia,2011

• Colombo,SriLanka,2013

Strategic Plans

• StrategicPlanfor2004/05–2007/08



Commonwealth Media Development Fund documents

• Communication,SocietyandDevelopment:A Report of a Commonwealth Committee on CommunicationandtheMedia(1980)

• CommonwealthMediaDevelopmentFund:StrategyPaper2004–2005

• IssuesPaper:TheCommonwealthMediaDevelopmentFund(2014)

Back-to-office reports (BTORs)

• BTOR:ForumonPost-ConflictReconstruction,SierraLeone,January2011

• BTOR:EduardodelBuey:RwandaMediaForum,March2011

• BTOR:HannahBennett:In-ServiceDevelopmentJournalismProgramme,November2010

Annual Performance Reports (APRs)

• AnnualPerformanceReport2003/04










Annex 4: List of people interviewed Commonwealth Secretariat:

• VictoriaHoldsworth,InterimDirectorandSpokesperson,CommunicationsDivision

• RebeccaScott,ProgrammeCo-ordinator,CommunicationsDivision

Commonwealth Foundation:

• VijayKrishnarayan,Director,CommonwealthFoundation

Commonwealth Journalists Association:

• ChrisCobb,ViceChair

• RitaPayne,President


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Annex 5: CMDF activity/projects database

Year Project Partners Venue / Country Expenditure

1 1994/95 WorkshopsforSub-EditorsandJuniorReporters(Print)(5days)

Commonwealth PressUnion(CPU)

SouthAfrica £2,900

2 1994/95 SeminarforSeniorEditors(Mixed)(2days)

Wolfson College SouthernAfricaPremierGroup,Johannesburg

£1,001

3 1995/96 MediaManagement:AnIntroductiontoBasicPrinciples(Print)(4days)

CPU SouthAfrica £2,600

4 1995/96 BusinessJournalismCourse(Mixed)(2weeks)

Commonwealth Broadcasting Association(CBA)

SouthAfricanBroadcasting Corporation,Johannesburg

£14,590

5 1995/96 TrainingCourseinJournalisticSkillsandRuralReporting(Mixed)(2weeks)

Commonwealth Journalists Association(CJA)

UniversityoftheNorthWest,Mmabatho,SouthAfrica

£4,385

6 1995/96 AdvertisingSalesDisplay&Classified–ProfessionalSellinginPrint(Print)(2weeks)

CPU UpaliNewspapers,Colombo,SriLanka

£3,400

7 1995/96 NewsReporting&RadioJournalismCourse(Radio)(1week)

CBA Lesotho

8 1995/96 NewsReporting&RadioJournalismCourse(Radio)(1week)

CBA TheGambia

9 1995/96 RegionalNewspaperDesignClinicforSeniorEditors(includedjournalistsfrom three other West African countries)(Print)(8days)

CPU Accra,Ghana

10 1995/96 TrainingCourseinFinancialJournalism(Mixed)(2weeks)

CJA Ghana Journalists Association,Accra,Ghana

£4,967

11 1996 Health Reporting Course CPU Uganda £5,000

12 1997/98 DynamicNewsEditing–RegionalTrainingCourse(Print)(1week)(regional)

CPU CPUGhanaSection&TheStatesman,Accra,Ghana

£9,236

13 1997/98 TelevisionProductionCourse(TV)(2weeks)

CBA Ghana Broadcasting Corporation,Accra,Ghana

£4,246

14 1997/98 AudienceResearch/MarketingTrainingandConsultancy(Mixed)(1week)


£5,611

15 1996/97 TrainingCourseinFinancialJournalism(Mixed)(2weeks)

CJA Ghana Association ofJournalists,Accra,Ghana

£6,509

16 1996/97 TV Techniques Course for The Gambia(TV)(2weeks)

CBA GambiaTelevision(GAMTEL),Banjul,TheGambia




17 1996/97 Twoshortcourses:TheEmergingPress–EditorialSkills&Training&DevelopingtheEditorialTeam(Print)(1week)

CPU CPU,SouthAfrica £1,816

18 1996/97 WorkshoponReportingAfricabyAfricans(Mixed)(2days)

CJA TheInstituteforthe Advancement ofJournalism,Johannesburg,South Africa

£2,207

19 1997/98 News,CurrentAffairs,GeneralProduction and Management for NewlyFormedRuralCommunityRadioStations(Radio)(4weeks)

Thomson Foundation(TF)

IndependentBroadcastingAuthority,Johannesburg,South Africa

£5,683

20 1997/98 Contribution/GranttoCommonwealthEditorsForum&CPUBiennialConferenceinSouthAfrica(Print)(11days)

TF SouthAfrica £10,000

21 1997/98 FeatureWritingandGender(Print)(1week)

CPU CPUSriLanka £2,379

22 1997/98 AudienceResearch/MarketingTrainingandConsultancy(Mixed)(1 week)

CBA TheGambiaRadio&TelevisionService,Banjul,TheGambia

23 1997/98 TelevisionProductionCourse(TV)(2 weeks)

CBA TheGambiaRadio&TelevisionService,Serrekunda,The Gambia

£4,518

24 1997/98 DynamicNewsEditing–regionaltrainingcourse(Print)(1week)

CPU CPUGhanaSection&TheStatesman,Accra,Ghana

£9,236

25 1997/98 Televisionproductioncourse(TV)(2weeks)


£4,246

26 1997/98 Audienceresearch/marketingtrainingandconsultancy(1week)


£5,611

27 1998/99 Health Reporting: What makes News?EspeciallyRelatedtoWomen&Children(Print)

CBA TheGambiaPressUnion,Banjul,The Gambia

£3,376

28 1998/99 Responsiblereportingseminar(Print)(2weeks)

TF Ghana £5,080

29 1998/99 NewsandFeatureWriting(Print)(2weeks)

TF NewspaperEditors’Guild,SriLanka

£5,164

30 1998/99 Televisiontrainingworkshop(TV)(2weeks)

CBA Rupavahini Corporation,Colombo,SriLanka

£4,326

31 1998/99 ManagementSkillsforMid-levelEditorialManagers(Print)(1week)

CPU CPUSouthAfricaSection

£2,307


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32 1998/99 News,CurrentAffairs,GeneralProduction and Management for NewlyFormedRuralCommunityRadioStations(Radio)(4weeks)

TF IndependentBroadcastingAuthority,Johannesburg,South Africa

£5,349

33 1998/99 BasicRadioSkills(Radio)(2weeks) CBA NationalBroadcastingService,Lesotho

34 1999/2000

NewspaperManagement&Marketing(Print)(1week)

CPU Accra,Ghana £7,551

35 1999/2000

TelevisionintheFieldProductionFocussingonRuralCoverage(TV)(2 weeks)

CBA GhanaTelevision,Accra,Ghana

36 1999/2000

Round2ScriptwritingWorkshopforTVDrama(TV)

ScriptNet Ghana £1,652

37 1999/2000

TelevisionintheFieldProductionFocussingonRuralCoverage(TV)(2 weeks)

CBA TheGambiaRadio&TelevisionService

38 1999/2000

NewspaperManagement&Marketing(Print)(1week)(regional)

Accra,Ghana £7,551

39 1999/2000

Studio/TransmitterMaintenance,TechnicalDevelopmentandEmergencyPreparationsforTVStationsintheCaribbean(TV)(1 week)

CJA Antigua&BarbudaBroadcastingService,SaintJohn’s

40 1999/2000

Pre-CHOGMEditors’Symposium MediaInstituteforSouthernAfrica(MISA)

SouthAfrica £7,517

41 1999/2000

ManagementSkillsatNewsdeskLevel(Print)(1week)

CPU BritishCouncil,SouthAfrica

£3,232

42 1999/2000

Regional Workshop on Reporting PovertyinSouthEastAfrica(Print)(2 weeks)

TF MediaInstituteforSouthAfrica

£4,449

43 2000/01 CBAXXIIIGeneralConference(4 days)(Mixed)

CBA SouthAfrica £12,000

44 2000/01 CommunityRadioStationsinSouthAfrica(Radio) (4weeks)

TF InstitutefortheAdvancement ofJournalism,Johannesburg,South Africa

£5,241

45 2000/01 Bite Without Leaving the Teeth Marks (Print)(1week)

TF SouthAfrica £4,146

46 2000/01 NationalSkillsandTrainingAudit(Mixed)(4weeks)

SouthAfricanNationalEditors’Forum(SANEF)

Lesotho £15,610

47 2000/01 TVNews/HumanRights(TV)(2weeks)

TF Rupavahini Television Corporation,Colombo,SriLanka

£5,029




48 2000/01 SerialScriptwritingandProductionfortheSub-Continent(TV)(1week)

CPU SLTTI,SriLanka £3,232

49 2000/01 TVNews/HumanRights(TV)(2weeks)

TF Rupavahini Television Corporation,Colombo,SriLanka

£5,029

50 2000/01 TransmitterandStudioEngineeringandMaintenanceSkillscourse(Radio)(1week)

CBA LesothoNationalBroadcastingService

51 2000/01 Health Programme for Africa (includedsevenothercountries)(Mixed)(6months)(projectco-fundedwithWorldBankInstitute)

CBA Lesotho £6,897

52 2000/01 EconomicandFinancialWriting(Print)(1week)(regional)

CPU Ghana £11,898

53 2000/01 JournalistsandPoliticians–BridgingtheGap(Print)(1week)(Co-funder:BritishCouncil)

TF Ghana £4,333

54 2000/01 Production/DirectingWorkshopProgramme(ModuleII)(TV)(9weeks)

ScriptNet Ghana £8,493

55 Nov2001

WorkshoponReportingHIV/AIDSinthePacific(4days)

CPU CentreforInternationalJournalism,Brisbane,Australia

£15,239

56 Dec2001

GenderSensitisationandtheMedia(trainingcourse)(6days)

IndianInstituteof Mass Communications (IIMC)Delhi

NewDelhi,India £15,672

57 2001/02 Self-regulatorySystemsintheCommonwealthPress(Print)(2days)

CPU Ghana £19,020

58 2001/02 ScriptwritingforSeries&SitcomsforTV(TV)(4weeks)

ScriptNet Association of ScreenwritersofGhana and Ghana Broadcasting Corporation,Accra,Ghana

£4,326

59 2001/02 ProducingSeries&SitcomsforTV(TV)(4weeks)

ScriptNet Association of ScreenwritersofGhana and Ghana Broadcasting Corporation,Accra,Ghana

£3,639

60 2001/02 ModuleIVCamera&LightingforTVDrama(TV)(9days)

ScriptNet Ghana Broadcasting Corporation,Accra,Ghana

£6,126

61 2001/02 ModuleIVSoundRecording&Design(TV)(9days)

ScriptNet Ghana Broadcasting Corporation,Accra,Ghana

£6,126


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62 2001/02 DevelopingJournalismTrainingExpertiseintheCommonwealth,PhaseI:ATraintheTrainerProgrammeIforGhana(Mixed)(5 days)

CJA Ghana £14,832

63 2001/02 ElectionReporting(Mixed)(5days) CJA TheGambiaPressUnion,Banjul

£4,723

64 2001/02 Pre-election Reporting workshop (Mixed)(2weeks)

TF Lesotho £5,720

65 2001/02 ScreenwritingforTVDrama–workshop(TV)(6weeks)

ScriptNet SriLankaMediaTrainingInstitute

£10,473

66 2001/02 HighwayAfrica2001(Mixed)(5days)(regional)

CPU RhodesUniversity,Grahamtown,South Africa

£9,644

67 2001/02 NationalSkillsandTrainingaudit(Mixed)(4weeks)

SANEF £15,610

68 Oct2002 CBA24thGeneralConference(co-fundedwithDFID)

DFIDfunded/CBA Manchester,UK £11,947

69 2002/03 5thCommonwealthEditors’Forum&CPUBiennialConference(Print)(1 week)

CPU SriLanka £13,373

70 Oct2002 TrainingcourseinElectoralReportingandEditingSkills

CJA Mombasa,Kenya £6,583

71 2002/03 Reporting the Peace: The Changing NeedsofaMarginalisedSociety(Print)(2weeks)


72 Jan2003 ReportinginaCulturallyDiverseEnvironment(7days)

IIMC NewDelhi,India £18,574

73 2002/03 ScriptNetModule1,Round1Screenwriting(TV)(10days)

ScriptNet SriLanka £6,433

74 2002/03 ScriptNetModule1,Round2Screenwriting(TV)(4weeks)


75 2002 TowardsaGovernmentFilmPolicy(TV)(5months)

CBA Accra,Ghana £6,826

76 2002 Self-regulatorySystemsintheCommonwealthPress(Print)(2days)

CPU TheBritishCouncil,Accra,Ghana

£19,020

77 Jan2003 Commonwealth Media Workshop: ReportinginaCulturallyDiverseEnvironment(7days)

IIMC NewDelhi

78 Jan–Mar2003

AfricanMediaRoundtableSeries FoundationforAfrican Media Excellence(inSouthAfrica)

Johannesburg,SouthAfrica




79 2002 DevelopingJournalismTrainingExpertiseintheCommonwealth,PhaseI:ATraintheTrainerProgramme,CaribbeanCommonwealth countries

CJA £13,875

80 2003 Reporting the Peace: The Changing NeedsofaMarginalisedSociety

CPU Tanga,Tanzania £6,792

81 2003 Malaria and the Media: Advocating HealthPolicyandPracticeinTanzania(partly-fundedproject)

CPU Tanga,Tanzania

82 2003 5thCommonwealthEditors’Forum CPU Kandy,SriLanka £13,373

83 2003 Distancelearningcourse–PoliticalReportinginAfrica:Eastern,Southern&WesternAfrica

CPU SouthernandWesternAfrica

£12,343

84 2003 Health programmes focussing on HIV/AIDS(Mixed)(7days)

CBA SriLanka £12,000

85 2003 Training Workshop and General Consultancy Advice for Parliamentary Journalists in Malawi

TF Malawi £6,724

86 2003 CaribbeanRegionalTVSkills:News&CurrentAffairsCourses(part-fundedproject)(two4-daycourses)

TF Bridgetown,Barbados £6,107

87 2003 PressFellowshipProgramme–CMDFfundingfortwocandidates(onefromKenyaandonefromGhanaforthePressFellowship)

The Wolfson College,Cambridge

Cambridge,UK £6,750perfellowship for two fellows

£13,500

88 2003 BasicRadioTraining(Radio)(partly-fundedproject)(10-daycourse)

TF Zambia £6,435

89 2003 NewspaperMarketing&Management(12-daycourse)

CPU Freetown,SierraLeone £5,477

90 Oct2003 ScriptNetREELPEACEDirector’sWorkshop

ScriptNet Jaffna,SriLanka £8,700

91 24Nov

2003

OneWorldFellowshipsScheme2003 ElizabethRBroadcastingFund

London,UnitedKingdom

£10,000

92 Jan–Feb2004

Dramatizeddocumentaries:InteractiveCommunityFilmmaking

ScriptNet Jaffna,SriLanka £9,870

93 Jan2004 BudgetReportingforBangladesh’sNewspapers(4days)

CJA Bangladesh £6,000

94 Jan2004 Economic&FinancialReportinginTheGambia(4days)

CJA TheGambia £5,250

95 Dec2003

Grants for Journalists to attend CHOGM2003

Abuja,Nigeria £5,700


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96 Dec2003

Pre-CHOGMEditors’Symposium CPU £18,000

97 Dec3003


£14,295

98 Dec2003


£1,526

99 Feb2004 DevelopingaGlobalPartnershipforDevelopment

CPU TheGambia £5,000

100 Feb2004 ReportingonCombatingHIV/AIDSandotherHealthissues(5days)

CPU Blantyre,Malawi £9,000

101 Feb2004

PromotingGenderEquality&EmpoweringWomen(4days)

CPU Lusaka,Zambia £4,000

102 2003/04 DevelopingaGlobalPartnershipforDevelopment

CPU Bangladesh/smallisland states

£13,000

103 Mar2004 HIV/AIDSandHumanRightsTrainingforRadioinZambia

TF NorthEastZambia £5,629

104 Feb2004 ConflictintheCommonwealth–AJournalists’Forum

CJA Belfast,NorthernIreland

£13,000

105 2003/04 ITforRadio&TVJournalistsintheCaribbean(eight3–4daycourses)

CBA Jamaica,SaintKitts,Cayman,SaintVincent,Guyana,Barbados

£14,273

106 2004 BroadcastingEffectiveHealthProgrammes(five3–4daycourses)

CBA Swaziland,Namibia,Lesotho,Malawi

£7,396

107 2004 CBA General Conference CBA FijiIslands £9,420

108 2004 Fijicourse,conferenceandworkshops:ManagementforSeniorRadio&TVStaff

FijiIslands £14,500

109 2004 Rural Reporting in Bangladesh TF Bangladesh £11,264

110 2004 Workshop on the Role of the Media in Promoting Governance and Democracy

CJA Georgetown,Guyana £12,750

111 2004 ScriptNetModuleVI:HealthTVDramaSeries:NewsandFeaturesforEastAfricaArea

ScriptNet Accra,Ghana £3,042

112 Oct–Nov2004

One World Broadcasting Trust Fellowships

London,UK £3,250

113 2004 ScriptNetModuleVI:HealthTVDramaSeries:NewsandFeaturesforEastAfricaArea

Mauritius and Seychelles

£6,944

114 2004 ScriptNetModuleVI:HealthTVDramaSeries:NewsandFeaturesforWest Africa Area

TheGambiaandNigeria

£9,816




115 2004 Programme Production and PresentationSkills:NewsandFeaturesforSouthAfrica

SouthAfrica £3,326

116 2004 NigeriaTVNewsandPresentationCourse

£4,469

117 2004 Consultancy on Broadcasting Guidelines

Gaborone,Botswana £4,059

118 2004 Botswana Television Human Resources Consultancy

Gaborone,Botswana £5,556

119 2004 EvaluationofManagementProject,FijiIslands

£2,123

120 2004 Consultancy:MediaCodeofEthicsforSamoa+2weeksreportwritinginUK

SamoaandUK £8,812

121 2004 ReelPeace:ScriptwritingforDrama Freetown,SierraLeone £3,592

122 2004 Commonwealth Vision Awards London,UK £19,000

123 Oct2004 CMDFfundingofMediaTrainingNeedsAssessmentMission

Pakistan £1,000

124 2004 Media training workshop on ReportingDevelopment:TheMediaandMillenniumDevelopmentGoals

IIMC NewDelhi,India

125 Feb2005 Workshop on the Role of the Media in Promoting Governance and Democracy(3days)

Georgetown,Guyana £5,235

126 Nov2005

The Media and the Millennium DevelopmentGoals:MakingaDifference(one-dayconference)

Malta £2,489

127 2005/06 CaribbeanRadio&TVManagementTraining(Mixed)

CBA Barbados £11,650

128 2005/06 Evaluationoftheimpactofa2004/05coursebytheCBA,UK(Mixed)

CBA UK £2,843

129 2005/06 Managementconsultancy,Radio&TV(Mixed)

CBA Rupavahini Corporation,Colombo,SriLanka

£5,615

130 CBARadioandTVconsultancy(14days)(co-fundedbyERFund)

CBA Kampala,Uganda £2,571

131 2005/06 CBA Conference and Workshops on EffectivenessandEvaluation(Mixed)

CBA Delhi,India £10,000

132 2005/06 CBAdistancelearning–RadioProduction(Radio)(13-weekinternetcourse)

CBA London,UK £10,102

133 2005/06 HealthandMedia(Mixed) CBA Dhaka,Bangladesh £5,142


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134 2005/06 Health and Media: Advocating Policy andPracticeinPacificIslands(Mixed)

CBA Vanuatu £3,439

135 2005/06 Regional training workshop: EmpoweringCommunitiesthroughCommunityJournalism–BuildingAwareness of the Millennium DevelopmentGoals(Mixed)

CJA TrinidadandTobago £9,390

136 2005/06 ReportingHIV/AIDSforKenyaJournalists(Mixed)

CJA Nairobi,Kenya £5,110

137 2005/06 FromCreativitytotheCreativeEconomy–HowtogettheBusinessof Culture into the Mainstream Media (Mixed)

CJA Kingston,Jamaica £20,500

138 2005/06 Distancelearning–IntroductiontoBusinessReporting(Print)

CPU London,UK £6,056

139 2005/06 MaternalHealth&ChildMortality(Print)

CPU Accra,Ghana £6,943

140 2005/06 NewsroomManagement–AnOnlineCourse(Print)

CPU London,UK £7,293

141 2005/06 ThePowerofSportinRelationtoNationBuilding&Peace(Print)

CPU Nairobi,Kenya £4,462

142 2005/06 Training for the Vernacular Press focussingonDevelopmentJournalism(Print)

CPU DaresSalaam,Tanzania

£5,196

143 2005/06 MediaLawforJournalists(Print) CPU Gaborone,Botswana £4,317

144 2005/06 MediaLawforJournalists(Print) CPU PortMoresby,PapuaNewGuinea

£5,506

145 2005/06 OneWorldBroadcastingFellowshipScheme2005(Mixed)

ElizabethRBroadcastingFund

London,UK £10,000

146 2005/06 Commonwealth Vision Awards (Mixed)

Royal Commonwealth Society(RCS)

London,UK £20,000

147 2005/06 REELPEACE,PhaseII:Producing,DirectingandPerformanceforDrama(TV)

ScriptNet Freetown,SierraLeone £7,550

148 2005/06 REELPEACE,PhaseII:TechnicalTrainingforProducingDrama(TV)


149 2005/06 REELPEACEPhaseII:Tele-drama,Training and Pilot Production on Peace and Reconciliation

ScriptNet Colombo,SriLanka £8,137

150 2005/06 REELPEACEPhaseII:ScriptwritingandProducingforTele-drama(TV)


151 2005/06 MediaSelf-regulation(Mixed) TF Samoa £8,770

152 2005/06 DevelopingCommunityRadio(Mixed) TF Yaounde,Cameroon £6,230

153 Aug 2005

ManagementConsultancy–SriLankaRadioandTV(11Days)

Colombo,SriLanka £5,615




154 Nov2005

Health&MalariaCourse(3-daycourse)

Dhaka,Bangladesh £5,142

155 Nov2006

CMDFmediatrainingworkshoponHealthandMedia:ReportingonHIV/AIDS,TB,MalariaandAvianFlu(4days)

IIMC/CBA NewDelhi,India £23,740

156 Nov2006

CoveringTradeandGlobalisationworkshop

SouthAfricanMedia Training Trust

Maputo,Mozambique

157 2006/07 ImprovingMediaAwarenessforFemaleManagers(10days)

CBA Tanzania £3,404

158 2006/07 BuildingWebsitesforyourRadio/TVProgrammethroughDistanceLearning(18days)

All Commonwealth £8,085

159 2006/07 CBAconference&workshoponMediaFreedom&EditorialGuides

CBA Kenya £4,656

160 2006/07 CBAdistancelearning(WebDesign)(onlinecourse)

CBA UK(availabletomembersinallcountries)

161 2006/07 NewsAcquiring&PresentingTechniques/Non-LinearEditing(10Days)

CBA StKitts&Nevis £6,180

162 2006/07 RadioProductionSkills(10Days) CBA Maputo,Mozambique £4,635

163 2006/07 SymposiumtoDevelopaPacificActionPlanforWomeninMedia(3Days)

CBA Fiji

164 2006/07 BasicJournalism&Ethics(8weeks)(anonlinedistancelearningcourse)

CPU Commonwealth-wide with focus on smaller countries and more remoteareas,e.g.Kashmir,Pakistan

£6,699

165 2006/07 SymposiumtoDevelopaPacificAction Plan for Women in Media

CPU

166 2006/07 CommonwealthEditors’Forum(andCPUBiennialConference)

CPU DaresSalaam,Tanzania

£8,150

167 2006/07 Conference and Reporting on Media Kenya £4,656

168 2006/07 Environment–ReportingtheIssuesCurrentlyThreateningtheGlobe(7Days)

CPU Nairobi,Kenya £7,440

169 2006/07 MaternalHealth&ChildMortality(7Days)

CPU Karachi,Pakistan £5,930

170 2006/07 Multi-Culturalism&SocialResponsibilityversusNewsSense(7 Days)

CPU PortofSpain,Trinidad £12,650

171 2006/07 NewsroomManagement(12weeks) CPU Commonwealth-wide £7,920


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172 2006/07 OneWorldFellowshipScheme2005 London,UK £15,000

173 2006/07 Commonwealth Vision Awards RCS London,UK £20,000

174 2006/07 X-Changes–ScreenwritingTrainingforWomeninPakistan(5months)(television)

ScriptNet Lahore,Pakistan £17,215

175 2006/07 DocumentaryDevelopment:SierraLeone(8weeks)(television)


176 2006/07 HowBesttoReport:HIV/AIDSanditsEconomicandDevelopmentCostsontheNation(PrintandElectronic)(5Days)

Pan-African Media Centre for Communications

Kitwe,Zambia £7,583

177 2006/07 BirdFluAwarenessWorkshopfortheMedia in Africa

Uganda Media for Health[UM4H]

Kampala,Uganda £15,000

178 2006/07 GovernanceandEconomicManagement

Zambia £3,000

179 2006/07 Trade,GlobalisationandInvestment Zambia £16,000

180 2006/07 Multi-Party Politics Uganda £11,889

181 2006/07 Health and the Media Malaysia £16,000

182 2006/07 SupportingYoungWriters Kenya £3,344

183 2006/07 Basic Journalism Pakistan £5,350

184 2007 Capacity Building with the Media in ReportingtheMDGs(Radio/TV/Print)(Seminar)

Uganda

185 Jun2007 Workshop on Business and Gender Reporting(2days)

Makerere University BusinessSchool

Uganda

186 Nov2007

RegionalConference:EngenderingMacro-EconomicsandTradePolicieswithintheContextofGlobalisation:TheRoleoftheMedia(2days)

Association of Media Women in Kenya(AMWIK)

Nairobi,Kenya

187 April–May 2007

FinancialandEconomicJournalismCourse(16journalists)(1month)


188 2007/08 ReportingGlobalisation(1week) CPD SierraLeone

189 Jun2007 NewsandEditorialGuidelines(TVtrainingworkshop)(7days)

CBA Namibia

190 Oct–Feb2007

IntroductiontoChangeManagementforBroadcasters(RadioandTV)(4months)(onlinetraining)

CBA All Commonwealth £7,825

191 Oct2007 IntroductiontoChangeManagementforBroadcasters(RadioandTV)(8 days)

CBA Ghana £7,977

192 Sep–Dec2007

CBAdistancelearning(onlinetraining)(4months)





193 Oct–Feb2007

CBAdistancetraining(NewsMedia)(4months)


194 Jan2008 Workshop for Broadcast Regulators CBA Bahamas £6,546

195 2007/08 RegionalElectionReporting CJA Cameroon £1,559

196 2007/08 PoliticalNewsReporting CJA Malaysia £4,935

197 2007/08 BasicJournalism(online?) Commonwealth-wide £4,409

198 2007/08 Online Training: Business Journalism CJA Commonwealth-wide £7,563

199 2007/08 ChallengingtheEstablishment–Transparency in Reporting

CJA TrinidadandTobago £11,385

200 2007/08 EmpoweringCitizensthroughReader-OrientedNewspaper

CJA Tanzania £11,742

201 2007/08 EnvironmentReporting CPU Bangladesh £4,202

202 2007/08 OneWorldFellowshipScheme ElizabethRBroadcastingFund

London,UK £10,000

203 Sep2007

Journalism and Local Government CJA Cameroon

204 2007/08 Vision Awards Royal Commonwealth Society

Commonwealth-wide £20,000

205 2007/08 Business Leadership Training for NewsroomManagers(5days)

LusakaPressClub(LPC)

Zambia £16,000

206 Sep2007

Journalists Training on Reproductive Health(3days)

Unity Media for SocialChange

Uganda £9,444

207 Oct2007 CoveringtheMDGs:TheChallengeofPovertyandDevelopment(5days)

LPC Uganda

208 Mar2008 KenyaPost-ElectionCrisis:TheMedia’sChallengeinReportingPeace

The African Woman andChildFeaturesService

Kenya £12,923

209 Feb2008 BudgetandFinancialReporting(2days)

Centre for Policy andDevelopment

SierraLeone £19,445

210 1–10March 2008

Human Rights Training for Journalists MeadAgenda/HC/USEmbassy

TheGambia £6,861

211 Mar2008 ConflictManagementJournalism–trainingworkshopforMediaCorrespondentsinKenya(2days)

Kenya £13,674

212 Feb2008 Reporting Climate Change in the Caribbean(2days)

CaribbeanBroadcasting Union

Barbados £16,424

213 Apr2008 EnvironmentandClimateChange(6days)

IIMC NewDelhi £14,207

214 2008/09 ConflictResolutionJournalism(5Days)(Mixed)



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215 Oct 2008–Jan2009

NewsroomManagement(12weeks)(Print)

CPU Commonwealth-wide £5,712

216 Oct 2008–Jan2009

PoliticalReporting–UnderstandingtheGlobalPerspective(Print)(onlinetraining)(12weeks)

CPU Commonwealth-wide £6,501

217 2008/09 EnvironmentalReporting,particularlyClimateChangeandUnsustainableLogging(1week)(Print/TV)(Training)

CPU Ghana

218 2008/09 TheMedia’sroleinAchievingHealthforAllby2015–isitreallypossible?(Print/TV)(Training)(1week)

CPU Zambia.Participants:Zambia,Malawi&Botswana

£10,318

219 2008/09 Understanding the importance of MediaEthicsinaFreePress(Print)(Training)(1week)

CPU Chennai,India

220 2008/09 EconomicReportinginRelationtoSustainableDevelopment

CPU TrinidadandTobago £11,060

221 2008/09 OneWorldFellowshipScheme2008(Seminars/SkillsShare)(14Days(AwardsProgramme)

ElizabethRFund London,UK £10,000

222 2008/09 Commonwealth Vision Awards (AwardsProgramme)

RCS Open to all Commonwealth countries

£25,000

223 2008/09 Media and Communications ConferenceonFreedomofthePress(3days)(Radio/Print/TV)


Georgetown,Guyana £8,720

224 2008/09 Training workshop on Regional DevelopmentImplicationsofEconomicPartnershipAgreements,betweentheCaribbeanandtheEuropeanUnion(capacity-buildingworkshop)(Radio/TV)(7days)


Bridgetown,Barbados £14,035

225 2008/09 TheImportanceandChallengesofClimate Change

LusakaPressClub Kenya £16,000

226 2008/09 TheRoleoftheMediaInConflictPreventionandPeaceBuilding(3days)(Print/Radio/Television)

Association of Media Women in Kenya

Kenya £12,366

227 2008/09 EffectiveReportingontheMDGs(Print/ElectronicMedia)(5days)

Unity Media for SocialChange(MESUC)

Kenya £12,000

228 2008/09 ReportingHealth:DevelopingBest Practice Guidelines for HealthReportinginAfrica(CMDF/DFID/08/28)

Inter-PressServiceAfrica

SouthAfrica.Participantsfrom18African countries

£28,040




229 2008/09 MediaCapacityBuilding(6weeks)(regionaltraining)

Ministry of Information,NevisIslandAdministration

NevisIslands £14,000

230 2008/09 PacificIslandsForumRegionalMediaWorkshop(CMDF/DFID/08/30)

PacificIslandsNewsAssociation

Alofi,Niue £20,000

231 2008/09 Capacity Building within the Media inReporting:HowconflictcanundermineDevelopment(PrintandBroadcast)(workshop)(3days)

£40,000

232 Jun2009 WorkshoponMediaandEducationin the Commonwealth-Respect and Understanding(4days)

AsiaPacificInstituteforBroadcast Development

KualaLumpur,Malaysia

233 Jun2010 CommonwealthMediaDevelopmentworkshop(3days)

Male,Maldives

234 2010 WorkshoponFinancialReporting Centre for Policy andDevelopment

SierraLeone £12,000

235 2010/11 1.AforumtodebatetheMediaandPublicSpace2.AworkshoponDevelopmentandEconomicJournalismtoImproveKeySkills

Rwanda

236 Sep2010

SportsthroughDevelopment(5days)(TV,RadioandPrint)


237 Nov2010

In-ServiceDevelopmentJournalismProgramme(1-monthtrainingprogrammefor16journalistsfromRwanda)

IIMC NewDelhi £38,942

238 Aug 2011

MediaandDevelopment(5day)(forum)

Management DevelopmentInstituteandtheGambianGovernment

TheGambia

239 2011 ForumonMediaandDevelopment(forum)(4days)

Kigali,Rwanda

240 Jan2011 MediaandDevelopmentinPost-ConflictReconstruction(2days)(forum)

Government of SierraLeone

Freetown,SierraLeone

241 Mar2012 HumanRightsandDevelopment(trainingsessionconductedbyIIMCfacilityfor20participantsfromTheGambia)

IIMC TheGambia

242 Sep2012

HealthReporting:HIV/AIDS,TB,MalariaandHealthMDGs

IIMC NewDelhi,India

243 Mar2012 TraininginaGlobalisedWorld IIMC NewDelhi,India


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Annex 6: CMDF modes of delivery Trainings and workshops:ThemajorityofCMDF-supportedprojectswereshort-termtrainingcoursesformid-careerprofessionals,includingwriters,broadcasters,photographersandtechnicians.Typically,coursesranfrom2to14days,andaccommodatedapproximately8to20participants.Amajorityofcourseswereheldin-country,withafocusonCommonwealthdeveloping countries and low-income countries.

Generallyspeaking,coursescanbebroadlygrouped into two categories: those that focussed ontechnicalskillssuchasscriptwriting,soundediting,newsroommanagementandwebsitedesign;andcoursesthataimedatcreatingawarenessaroundtheMDGsandreportingonkeyissues.Examplesoftheseincludedenvironmentalreporting,birdfluawareness,themedia’sroleinachievinghealthforall,andreportingondevelopmentandconflict.

From2005onwards,anincreasingnumberofcourseswereadministeredvirtually,throughdistance-learningprogrammes.Distance-learningcourseswerefocussedonsubjectsrangingfrombusinessreportingtonewsroommanagementandwereheldincollaborationwiththeCommonwealthPressUnion(CPU)andtheCommonwealthBroadcastingAssociation(CBA).Coursesconsistedofweeklymodules,typicallylastingbetween8and12weeks,andwereabletoaccommodatealargernumberofparticipants.

Consultancies:CMDFalsosupportedapproximately18consultancies.Theconsultancieswerefocussedonbuildingcapacityinmembercountriesaroundbroadcastingguidelines,radioandTVmanagement,andmediaethics.From2007onwardsnoconsultanciestookplace,asitwasbelievedthatthisformofinterventionexclusivelybenefitedthehostcountry.

Awards and fellowships: Another feature of CMDFwastoprovidemonetarysupportfortheCommonwealth Vision Awards and the One WorldFellowshipScheme.TheseinterventionswereaimedatjournalistsfromacrosstheCommonwealth,withtheobjectiveofencouragingtheuseofthemediatoraiseawarenessaboutdevelopmentandtobringtogetherprofessionalstosharebestpracticeandprovidepeer-to-peer support.

One World Fellowship:From2003to2008,CMDFco-fundedtheannualOneWorldFellowshipsScheme.Theseinterventionsaimedtobringtogetherseniorbroadcastprofessionalsfromdeveloping countries for a two-week period to network and receive training on technical and substantiveissues.

Commonwealth Vision Awards:From2004to2008,CMDFmadeannualcontributionsof£20,000totheCommonwealthVisionAwards,whichwereorganisedbytheRoyalCommonwealthSociety.Themainobjectivesoftheawardswereto increase the exposure and experience of Commonwealthfilmmakers.

Conferences:TheSecretariatconvenedseveralconferences aimed at media development under theumbrellaofCMDF,andalsoprovidedgrantsandsupporttospecialisedmediaorganisations,includingCBA,inorganisingconferencesaboutthemediaanddevelopment.FollowingtheevaluationoftheCMDFin2005,whichsuggestedthatconferenceswerenotgoodvalueformoney,therewasadeclineinCMDF’ssupporttoconferences.

Forums:AspartofCMDF,theSecretariatconvenedforums–inRwandain2011,inTheGambiain2011andinSierraLeonein2012.Theseforumswereorganisedincollaborationwithlocalpartners,includingthegovernmentsofhostcountries,andbroughttogetherhigh-levelministerialparticipation,aswellasjournalistsandmedia specialists from across the region. The forums aimed to stimulate dialogue on the role ofthemediaindevelopmentandinpost-conflictreconciliation.

Other:Inadditiontothesefivetypesofinterventions,CMDFalsosupportedatypicalprojects,including:theevaluationofaCBAcourse(2005);sponsoringjournaliststocometoCHOGMandcoverproceedings(2003);andanassessmentmissionaheadofCMDFcourses(Pakistan2005).



Annex 7: Selected CMDF success stories

a. Media assistance to the Electoral Commission of Malawi:In2003,theChairoftheElectoralCommissionofMalawi(ECM)requestedthattheSecretariatprovideassistancetoenablethemediatocover the upcoming elections in a fair and balancedway.TheSecretariatrespondedbyprovidinglong-termtechnicalassistance,along with a Commonwealth media expert who conducted two workshops on election reportingandassistedtheECMinsettingupaMedia Monitoring Unit.

In2008,theSecretariatdeployedamediaadvisertoMalawitobuildthecapacityoftheElectoralCommissiononmediamonitoringandpublicrelationsforthe2009parliamentary and presidential elections. A MediaCodeofConductwasdevelopedinthe process.

b. Pakistan’s local elections in 2005:InJuly2005,theCommonwealthSecretariatand the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association facilitated a workshop titled ‘GuidelinesforPakistanMediaElectionCoverage’.Theobjectiveoftheworkshopwas to discuss the role of the media in the democratic electoral process. The workshop resulted in the drafting and agreeing of principal guidelines for election coverage to beintegratedintotheregulatoryframeworkforthe2007nationalelections.

c. Workshop on avian flu and the media:InAugust2007,CMDFco-fundedaworkshopaimedatsensitisingAfricanjournalistsonbirdflu.Theworkshopwasbornoftherecognition that the media had a critical role toplayinraisingawarenessamongthepublicaboutpreventionmethodsandincurbingthespreadofmisinformation.The29participantsat the workshop maintained that the training was extremely helpful in providing accurate andup-to-dateinformationaboutthedisease,andintrainingjournalistsabouthowtoreportonbirdflu.Journalistscommittedtoproducingfactual,informedandresponsiblecoverageofthepandemic,tohelpcreateawarenessandfightthedisease.

d. CBA general conference:InJanuary2008,CMDF,incollaborationwithCBA,convenedathree-dayconferencefor200peopleon‘EmpoweringPeople’.Datacollectedfromtheprojectappraisalformssuggestedthatamajorityofparticipantsbelievedthatthecoursewouldenablethemtoperformtheirjobbetter,andthatthecontentwashighlyrelevant.Significantoutcomesfrom the event including the signing of a memorandumofunderstanding(MOU)toenhanceunderstandingofclimatechange,thelaunchofabookletforaschemetoshareinformationbetweenpublicservicebroadcasters,andfrankandopendiscussionsaboutarangeofissuesrelevantforthe media.9

e. Workshop on sustainable monitoring and reporting on the budgetary process:InSeptember2010,CMDF,incollaborationwiththeSecretariat’sGovernanceandInstitutionalDevelopmentDivision(GIDD)andtheCentreforPolicyandDevelopment,heldaworkshoptobuildcapacityofmediaandcivilsocietyorganisationsforsustainablemonitoring,reportingandevaluationofthebudgetaryprocessinSierraLeone.The workshop led to the formulation of an alliancebetweenmediaandcivilsocietyorganisations,andtheestablishmentofasteering committee charged with setting up a coalition of media and civil society.

f. Commonwealth Rwanda Media Forum: TheCommonwealthRwandaMediaForumwasheldinKigalifrom28to31March2011,andaimedatstimulatingdebateamongjournalistsabouttheobligationsandresponsibilitiesofthemediaandgovernmentin promoting good governance. The forum concluded with a two-day training workshop designedtobuildcapacityanddeliveressentialanalyticalandpracticaljournalismskills.Theforumdeliveredkeytangibleoutcomes,including:acommitmentbyRwanda’sinformationministertotransformthestate-ownedbroadcastertoapublicbroadcastertoremovegovernmentinfluencefromthebroadcastingofnews,and to make the media self-regulating

9 SummaryofOutcomesoftheCBAGeneralConference,23–26January2008inNassau,TheBahamas.


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insteadofgovernment-regulated;anannouncementbytheCommonwealthJournalistsAssociation(CJA)ofthedecisiontocreateaRwandachapteroftheCJA;wide and positive coverage of the forum bylocalmedia;participantscommendingtheCommonwealthontheinitiative;andaministerfromtheGovernmentofSierraLeoneinvitingtheSecretariattoholdasimilarforum in his country.

g. Media, development and in post-conflict reconstruction in Sierra Leone:InJanuary2012,theCommonwealthSecretariat,inpartnershipwiththeGovernmentofSierraLeoneandColumbiaUniversity,convenedaforumon‘Media,DevelopmentandPost-ConflictReconstruction’.Theforumaimedatenhancingthemedia’sunderstandingofits role in governance and the democratic process,andenhancingthemedia’scapacityasaconduitforpeacebuilding.The conferenceincludedtwodaysofdebateandreflectionontheroleofthemediainpromotingdevelopment,democracy,peace

buildingandreconciliation,aswellastherolesandresponsibilitiesofthemediaandpoliticalparties. Journalists and media experts were abletoshareexperiencesandbestpracticeson the role of media in democracy and peace building.ExpertsfromRwandaalsosharedtheir experience of the role of the media in genocide,reconciliationandreconstruction.Keyoutcomesfromtheeventincluded:anannouncementbytheministerofinformationofthegovernment’scommitmenttoenactanAccesstoInformationBillbeforeparliament;recognitionbythegovernmentoftheneedforcapacitybuildingofthemedia;live-streamingofthedebatesfromtheforumonlocalmediaandsignificantcoverageoftheproceedings;acommitmentfromthemediaitselftopromoteresponsiblejournalismandpublishmorepeople-centredstories;thelaunchofaSecretariat-supportedwebsiteontransparentgovernmentbytheGovernmentofSierraLeone;andthedevelopment of a series of draft resolutions on media development.


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