JOURNALIST SAFETY improving media freedom in southern Africa MISA working to make southern Africa a more conducive environment for media freedom When it comes to journalist safety, many organisations offer journalists and media workers practical tools, guidance and services to help them protect themselves and ensure their physical safety. MISA’s work focuses on making sustainable, lasting changes to the media landscape in the southern Africa region that will make our countries safer places for journalists to work and more conducive for media freedom and freedom of expression. For the past 20 years, MISA has been the primary advocate for media freedom and freedom of expression in the southern Africa region. Today, we continue to advocate for and promote journalist safety and journalist’s rights through: • Advocating for changes to restrictive laws; • Advocating for development of positive legislation, such as access to information laws; • Publishing media violation alerts; • Researching and publishing reports on media violations and the state of the media environment in southern African countries; • Work of individual country chapters; and • Training, workshops and publications. 10 Back Contents Next