•

Specialised/advanced training needs to be launched for practicing journalists in the
fields of law, economics, photo journalism and investigative journalism, for example.

•

The management level of media organisations needs to be strengthened to ensure
that newly trained media workers do not leave the company.

•

MISA Namibia needs to continue to campaign, with a renewed spirit, for access to
information legislation.

The panel meeting took place at Greiter’s Conference Centre, May 11 – 13 2007.
The Panel:
Ms. Rachel Cloete, Civil Society Activist; Mr. Clement Daniels, Lawyer; Mr. Andre Du
Pisani, Political Science Lecturer; Mr. Paul Helmuth, Civil Society Activist; Mr. Christof
Maletsky, Journalist; Mr. Phil ya Nangolo, Human Rights Activist; Mr. Andre Strauss,
Cultural Activist; Ms. Zoé Titus, Journalist; Mr. Robin Tyson, Media Lecturer
The Rapporteur: Ms. Sarah Taylor
The Facilitator: Mr. Hendrik Bussiek
So This Is Democracy? 2007

-223-

Media Institute of Southern Africa

Select target paragraph3