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<pre>Dear all,
The first ever Guinean /African Media Barometer/ panel discussion took place in June 2011.
After many years of political volatility and a long transitional phase
leading to a democratically elected government, Guinea-Conakry is
emerging into what many hope will be a stable democratic society.
How is the media faring under these new conditions?
The new Constitution of Guinea adopted in May 2010 guarantees freedom
of expression but given the political and ethnic divisions in the
country, this freedom is practised timidly, and not without fear.
The state-run radio and TV broadcaster has neither a statute nor a
board of directors and thus editorial independence is out of the
question. Government's tight grip on the newsroom forces leaders of
oppositional parties to use private radio stations in order to make
their voices heard.
In spite of this, about 30 newspapers are on the market and an
extensive array of information sources is available, whereas
especially in rural communities, distribution is a serious problem as
is the survival of many media outlets since the advertising market is
miniscule.
Unfortunately, the scope and quality of information provided suffers
from widespread corruption among media professionals due to their
precarious working conditions as well as lack of proper training.
You will find the AMB Guinea 2011 report here:
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://fesmedia.org/uploads/media/AMB_Guinea_2011_French_English.pdf">http://fesmedia.org/uploads/media/AMB_Guinea_2011_French_English.pdf</a>
as well as information on the AMB in general:
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://fesmedia.org/african-media-barometer-amb/">http://fesmedia.org/african-media-barometer-amb/</a>
Kind regards
Blanka Balfer</pre>
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