• Comparative survey on journalists’ salaries and working conditions. • Improved monitoring of community radio stations to check whether they really fulfill their mandate. • Review of Access to Information legislation. • Awareness campaign with the objective to improve the understanding of the role of the media amongst the general public, e.g. through regular public meetings with media editors. • More interaction between judges and the media. • Encouragement of more specialised in-depth reporting. • The panel meeting took place at Zulu Nyala Country Manor and Conference Centre, Fourways, Johannesburg, 12 to 13 April 2008. The panel meeting took place at Zulu Nyala Country Manor and Conference Centre, Fourways, Johannesburg, April 12 and 13, 2008. The Panel: Ms Amina Frense, broadcaster and media activist; Ms Libby Lloyd, media consultant; Mr Cyril Madlala, editor and publisher; Ms Virginia Magwaza-Setshedi, social movement activist; Mrs Thoko Makhanya, health and environment activist; Ms Jeannette Minnie, freedom of expression expert; Mr Simphiwe Sesanti, media lecturer Stellenbosch University; Mr Mfanafuthi Sithebe, former trade unionist; Mr Tseliso Thipanyane, human rights lawyer. The Rapporteur: Ms Joan Chomakhidze The Facilitator: Mr Hendrik Bussiek So This Is Democracy? 2008 -223- Media Institute of Southern Africa