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MOZAMBIQUE
There is evident promiscuity between a journalist as a pro-		
fessional and a press advisor or press attaché;
Government leaders and politicians are using the courts more
and more to threaten journalists that are intensifying investigative reports.
The idea to institutionalize the Legal Fund by MISA-Mozam-		
bique is a very good one;
There is a growing number of newspapers which is good as far
as diversity is concerned; however the market is becoming 		
saturated;
The International Community consider the media always as 		
partners. However it does not help training them (the last 		
time they did that was in the mid-nineties of the twentieth 		
century);
The press needs urgently of simple ways and mechanisms to 		
access printing paper;
There is a suggestion to establish a fund for investigative 		
reporting;
There is an urgent need to enlarge the notion of Press 			
Freedom, eliminating the existing confusion on what is 		
allowed but is not authorized;
The access to sources of an administrative nature should be 		
legislated;
In the broadcasting sector, there should be clear distinction 		
between what is a public service and what are the commer-		
cial and community radios;
The process to nominate leaders to the public broadcasting 		
services (Rádio Mozambique – RM – and Television Mozam-		
bique – TVM – should be democratized in order for such public
services to become independent;
The journalist profession should create simple but efficient 		
mechanisms of supervision for ethical and deontological 		
principles;

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