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managed by the journalists;
• The purchasing power of the people has gone down making 		
it difficult for them to afford media products. This has also 		
seen circulation going down.
5)

Who could be the drivers/actors for change in the future?
• The media professionals in consultations with the 			
stakeholders in particular the civil society and the public;
• MISA to coordinate the professionals to undertake the 		
changes that the media deems necessary;
• The Government should have a role to play as it is a 			
major stakeholder of the media.

6)

What kinds of activities are needed over the next two years?
• Intensification of the national debate on the status of 		
journalism in Tanzania especially whether it is a trade or 		
profession;
• Continue with policy and legal reforms;
• Unionization of journalists;
• Creation of media literacy programmes;
• Capacity building of journalists;
• Harmonization of the training of journalists, and push to 		
have a standardized curriculum;
• Government to level the playing field in terms of 			
advertising revenue;
• Give feedback/disseminate to the media about the results 		
of the African Media Barometer.

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