NATIONAL: MEDIA SUPPORT ENHANCEMENT OF MEDIA ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROFESSIONALISM THROUGH SKILLS TRAINING National Programme Goal Enhancing media accountability and professionalism through developing skilled media workers in order to attain an independent, pluralistic and competent media environment that promotes access to a diversity of views and opinions Regional Programme Enhancing media professionalism through relevant training Objectives PERFORMANCE INDICATORS NATIONAL OBJECTIVE MAJOR ACTIVITIES REMARK/COMMENTS (ACTUAL/ACHIEVED) Enhancing media accountability and 1.1 Identify training needs Lesotho: Two workshops were organised. Lesotho: Held workshop on media and professionalism through developing 1.2 Secure professional trainers Malawi: Held workshop in August 15 -17. human rights and aother on the skilled media worke rs in order to attain 1.3 Ensure optimum benefit to participants 30 media professionals attended the constitution of Lesotho and its limitation an independent, pluralistic and through selection process workshop. in promoting media freedom. competent media environment that 1.4 Monitor success of training SA : Three provincial workshops held on Malawi: Held a workshop in August on promotes access to a diversity of views election reporting; workshop held on how election and media freedom and opinions to report in conflict situations. South Africa: The chapter is facilitating • Lesotho other skills building activities. As a result, • Malawi the chapter initiated the training of journalists in election reporting. • South Africa Political violence has been a major issue in some provinces which had serious repercussion for media reporting political rallies and events. As a result MISA initiated a process whereby political reports will be equipped with skills to report conflict situations. NATIONAL: MEDIA SUPPORT ENHANCEMENT OF MEDIA ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROFESSIONALISM THROUGH SKILLS TRAINING National Programme Goal Enhancing media accountability and professionalism through developing skilled media workers in order to attain an independent, pluralistic and competent media environment that promotes access to a diversity of views and opinions Regional Programme Enhancing media professionalism through relevant training Objectives PERFORMANCE INDICATORS NATIONAL OBJECTIVE MAJOR ACTIVITIES REMARK/COMMENTS (ACTUAL/ACHIEVED) South Africa 1.1 Undertake a study on community print Study completed and report in draft media over the last 10 years format. MISA Annual Report (April 2003 – March 2004) 89