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2. What kinds of activities are needed over the
next years?
UÊ “«ÀœÛiʎ˜œÜi`}iÊ>˜`Êv>“ˆˆ>ÀˆÌÞÊÜˆÌ ÊÌ iÊÛ>ÀˆœÕÃÊVœ`iÃʜvÊiÌ ˆVð
UÊ 
``ÀiÃÃÊ Ì iÊ œÜÊ Ã>>ÀÞÊ iÛiÃÊ ˆ˜Ê Ì iÊ “i`ˆ>]Ê iëiVˆ>ÞÊ ˆ˜Ê ÌiÀ“ÃÊ œvÊ
helping to address corruption in the sector.
UÊ “«ÀœÛiÊi˜vœÀVi“i˜ÌʜvÊVœ`iÃÊ>˜`ÊÃÌ>˜`>À`ð
UÊ ˜VœÕÀ>}iÊ«œˆVˆiÃÊÌ >ÌÊ«Àœ“œÌiÊiµÕ>Êœ««œÀÌ՘ˆÌÞÊ>˜`ɜÀÊ`ˆÛiÀÈÌÞʈ˜Ê
the media (e.g. in terms of gender)
UÊ iVœ“iÊv>“ˆˆ>ÀÊÜˆÌ ÊÌ iÊ«ÀœÛˆÃˆœ˜ÃʜvÊÌ iÊ Àœ>`V>Ã̈˜}Ê ˆ°Ê`i˜ÌˆvÞÊ
problems, if any, and begin advocacy work around getting the bill
passed soon.
UÊ œLˆˆÃiÊ œÀ}>˜ˆÃ>̈œ˜ÃÊ ÌœÊ }iÌÊ Ì iÊ LˆÊ }œˆ˜}°Ê 
Ê ÌœÊ `œÊ >Ê ÀiۈiÜÊ œvÊ
the bill and engage media lobby groups in getting it passed. Build
stakeholder and public awareness around the Bill (e.g. support from
Star Ghana, FES Ghana, and others.)
UÊ
Ài>ÌiÊ>˜`ʈ“«i“i˜ÌÊ��i}ˆÃÌÀ>̈œ˜Ê«ÀœViÃÃiÃÊvœÀÊÌ iʓi`ˆ>°
UÊ
œ˜Ûi˜iÊ >Ê “iï˜}Ê œvÊ ÃÌ>Ži œ`iÀÃÊ ÌœÊ `iVˆ`iÊ œ˜Ê >`“ˆ˜ˆÃÌÀ>̈ÛiÊ
sanctions, etc to ensure compliance with professional standards that
would help to improve the state of professionalism in the media.
UÊ `ÕV>ÌiÊ Ì iÊ “i`ˆ>Ê œ˜Ê Ì iÊ ˆ“«ˆV>̈œ˜ÃÊ œvÊ “œ˜œ«œˆiÃÊ >˜`Ê ˆÃÃÕiÃÊ œvÊ
ownership.
UÊ 
`ۜV>ÌiÊvœÀÊÌ iʓœLˆˆÃ>̈œ˜ÊœvÊv՘`ÃÊvÀœ“Ê>˜`ÊÌ iÊܜÀŽÊ̜ÊLiÊ`œ˜iÊ
by the Media Development Fund.

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