1DPLELD 5HIRUPRU'HIRUP" In 2012, civil society and the media reasserted itself with regards to the need for an access to information law in Namibia. At a groundbreaking conference held in August, all sectors of society gathered to discuss access to information as fundamental to freedom of expression, and how the lack of it negatively influences them. Organised by MISA, in partnership with the ACTION Namibia Coalition, which consists of MISA Namibia, Insight Namibia Magazine and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), the two-day conference was preceded by a training workshop for senior journalists in access to information. A concerted multi-sectoral campaign on access to information was launched at the conference, and 2013 should raise awareness on access to information as a basic human right, and not only as a media freedom related issue. Government has, despite several calls for the enactment of such legislation, procrastinated drafting one. The Law Reform and Development Commission (LRDC) however committed itself to act, and a legal drafters’ workshop should set the ball rolling in 2013. We however need to ensure that we do not end up with a Protection of Information Bill, as was the case in South Africa. Namibia’s migration from analogue to digital in line with the Roadmap for Digital Broadcasting in SADC, seems to be an easier process for the NBC than commercial One Africa Television, and this is mainly cost related. As a statefunded institution, the NBC has funding 6R7KLVLV'HPRFUDF\" and resources available to migrate, but the same cannot be said for One Africa. The NBC also seems to set the migration’s tone, although it should be lead by the multi-sectoral National Digitalization Forum, established by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology. This raises questions regarding conflict of interest, is it conducive for the NBC to be both a player and a referee in this process? It is argued that Telecom Namibia is best placed to be a leader in this process. Initially, all indications were that government will fund the migration, but this seems to no longer be the case. At the time of going to press, there was no budget for the migration, and stakeholders had no indication how much it will cost them. The SADC deadline for migration is December 2013, while the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) deadline is June 2015. )UHHGRPDQG5HVSRQVLELOLW\ The admirable freedom we have to do our work seems to have to contributed to us forgetting the fundamentals of journalism and the important role we have as the Fourth Estate. MISA Namibia is concerned by the deterioration in quality and ethical journalism, this can be attributed to media houses being more concerned with profit margins than content, and the lack of trained journalists, which leads to the juniorisation of newsrooms. Despite the provision of media studies at the two main tertiary institutions,