Self-censorship is widespread in the Cameroonian media. For instance, journalists
have to be careful when reporting on the Anglophone separatist movement
for fear of reprisals by the authorities or from the separatist movement itself.
Advertisers or economic partners are also treated with care.
Opportunities for training continue to expand in Cameroon with the establishment
of new schools and institutions. Some universities also offer formal training.
National and international organisations sometimes organise training on specific
modules – abroad or at home. The CRTV runs a training school for journalists,
producers, camera operators and related personnel.
There is no clear-cut policy to discriminate for, or against, any social group. In
some media outlets, the staff tend to originate from the same region as the
owner. CRTV may be the one exception. The corporation has encouraged
women to cover sports and strives to promote the empowerment of women,
with its management now including eight female senior executives out of 34, a
huge leap from recent years when there were only one or two.

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