The programme manager is also concerned that information officers have become national implementing officers for all other programmes and as such do not spend sufficient time on improving national media monitoring activities or on implementing the SADC Journalists Under Fire campaign. In order to further capacitate information officers, the regional secretariat recognises the need to develop basic policy documents. Another attempt to standardise reporting methods is being developed through an online web-based interface. The latter two activities will, however, only be undertaken in 2004. 5.4.1.2. Follow-up workshop: SADC Journalists Under Fire campaign MISA undertook a workshop to refine a strategy for effective and systematic followup to MISA action alerts in order to effectively support victims of media violations in the SADC region. This workshop took place in Cape Town on May 16 and 17, 2003, directly after the MISA Information & Advocacy officers’ workshop to ensure Participants at the follow-up SADC Journalists Under Fire workshop in Cape Town, South Africa, May 16 and 17, 2003 discussing possible mechanisms for reducing media freedom maximum violations in the SADC region. Photo: Caroline Phiri-Lubwika involvement of the MISA staff. The event gave an opportunity to previous victims of media freedom violations to relate their experiences and guide MISA in developing strategies of support to victims of media freedom violations. The workshop, more specifically, gave an opportunity to MISA Information and Advocacy Officers to hear first-hand how they should respond to the needs of media freedom victims. The information session ultimately gave rise to the SADC Journalists Under Fire project document which was revealed at and endorsed by the 2003 MISA AGM. MISA Annual Report (April 2003 – March 2004) 42