b) c) d) e) amendments of the guidelines and aiming to create ownership and commitment by the media. Develop in-house editorial codes and policies based on these guidelines. Publish these guidelines and any internal codes that they develop to promote awareness and to help the public monitor media performance Establish their own internal mechanism to monitor their performance and, where resources are available, to contract external parties who have expertise in media monitoring Be prepared to take corrective measures to address problems of performance identified through media monitoring. 5HIHUHQFHV 1. Guidelines for Election Coverage, Media Council Kenya 2. Principles for Election Management, Monitoring and Observation in the SADC Region, Electoral Commissions Forum and Electoral Institute of Southern Africa 3. Recommendations of the Committee of Ministers, Council of Europe 3DUWLFLSDQWVRIWKHFRQIHUHQFH ZHUHGUDZQIURPGLIIHUHQW 6$'&FRXQWULHVDQG RUJDQL]DWLRQV Angola Freelance journalist 6R7KLVLV'HPRFUDF\" Botswana Press Council of Botswana MISA Botswana Independent Electoral Commission Democratic Republic of Congo Electoral Commission Lesotho: MISA Lesotho Harvest FM (Radio) Electoral Commission Madagascar TV PLUS Madagascar Freelance journalist Madagascar Electoral CommissionCENIT Malawi Media Council of Malawi MISA Malawi Malawi Electoral Commission Mauritius Mauritius Electoral Commission Mozambique Mediacoop Electoral Commission Mozambique Namibia Editors’ Forum of Namibia MISA Namibia Electoral Commission Namibia Seychelles Electoral Commission Seychelles South Africa South African National Editors’ Forum Swaziland Swaziland Editors’ Forum Swaziland Media Complaints Commission MISA Swaziland Electoral and Boundaries Commission Swaziland