STATE OF THE MEDIA REPORT QUARTER 4, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................... 3 Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... 4 List of Acronyms ....................................................................................................................... 5 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 6 1.0. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 8 2.0. Methodology ................................................................................................................... 9 3.0. Findings......................................................................................................................... 10 3.1. Socio-political environment ...................................................................................... 10 3.2. Legal Environment .................................................................................................... 20 3.2.1. Access to Information Bill and Media Policies ..................................................... 26 3.3. Economic Environment ............................................................................................. 28 3.4. Technological environment ....................................................................................... 33 4.0. Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 38 5.0. Recommendations ......................................................................................................... 39 6.0. Appendices .................................................................................................................... 41 6.1. Interview guide/Questionnaire .................................................................................. 41 6.2. Alerts and Communiques .......................................................................................... 42 P a g e 4 | 56