Africa Regional Forum for Media Development
In partnership with
the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
and the Highway Africa Conference of Rhodes University
BUILDING CAPACITY FOR MEDIA DEVELOPMENT
Barrat Lecture Theatre, Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa, September 7-8, 2008
PROGRAMME
Day One - September 7
9.00 Welcome
David Hoffman, GFMD Chairperson
Jeanette Minnie, GFMD Steering Committee
9:15 Why we need the GFMD - Bettina Peters, GFMD Director
9.45 Session One: Mapping and concepts of media development in Africa
Moderator: Prof. Fackson Banda, SAB Ltd-UNESCO Chair of Media and Democracy,
Rhodes University
• The African Media Barometer – Kaitira Kandjii, MISA
• The IREX Africa Media Sustainability Index – Mark Whitehouse, IREX
• The UNESCO/IPDC Media Development Indicators – Prof. Guy Berger, Rhodes
University
• Spheres of influence model – A.S. Panneersalvan, Panos South Asia
• The African Media Initiative (AMI) – Jeanette Minnie, Zambezi FoX
11.15 Tea/Coffee break
11.30 Session Two: Intergovernmental and civil society partnerships and mechanisms to
strengthen media freedom and access to information in Africa
Moderator: Jeannette Quarcoopome, Media Foundation for West Africa
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
“Africa at the cutting edge of media development – how and why”
William Orme, Policy Advisor, Independent Media Development Democratic Governance Group,
United Nations Development Program
• Overview and critical impact assessment of sub-regional and regional civil society
freedom of expression networks and institutions in Africa – Edetaen Ojo , Media Rights
Agenda in Nigeria / Media Foundation for West Africa.
• Building media development partnerships in Central Africa – Donat M’baya Tshimanga,
Journalistes en Danger (JED), DRC.
• Building partnerships to address the safety and working conditions of journalists –
exploring new linkages – Gabriel Baglo, IFJ Africa Director
• Linking media educators and the media in Africa – George Lugalambi, Makerere
University, Uganda.
• Partnerships to link media for democracy and media for development in Africa – Luther
Bois Anunkur, Panos Eastern Africa
13.15 Lunch
14.15 Session Three: Media development in conflict and post-conflict zones
Moderator: Lanrewaju Arogundade, International Press Centre, Nigeria
• Creating independent media platforms and institutions in high-risk, low-resource
environments – Claudia Anthony, UN Radio, Sierra Leone
• Hate speech, nation building and peace journalism – the role of the media
- Maureen Kademaunga, Media Monitoring Project of Zimbabwe
- Polydor Moboyayi, OMEC, DRC
- Estella Nelson, Liberia Women Media Action Committee
15.45 Tea/Coffee break
16.00 Session Four: Building regional networks within the GFMD - experience from other regions
Moderator: David Hoffman – GFMD chairperson
• The Experience from Asia: Roby Alampay, South East Asian Press Alliance
• The Experience from other regions: Bettina Peters, GFMD
16.30 Three parallel working groups (one hour)
Each workshop will discuss the same questions and make recommendations on:
1. The key roles (mission) of the ARFMD
2. The key issues for media development in Africa
3. Sustainability and capacity building of media CSOs in Africa
Rapporteur Working Group 1: George Lugalambi, Makerere University
Rapporteur Working Group 2: Luckson Chipare, Media Consultant
Rapporteur Working Group 3: Rosemary Okello-Orlale, African Woman and Child Feature
Service/TAEF
17.30 Report back from working groups
18.30 End of first day
Day Two - September 8
9.00 Session Five: Prospects and challenges for independent, non-profit, non-partisan public and
community broadcasters in Africa
Moderator: Kaitira Kandjii – MISA Regional Secretariat
• Amina Frense – Southern African Broadcasters Association
• Elio Jonasse Tum – Televisão de Moçambique (TVM) (to be confirmed)
• Franklin Huizies – AMARC Africa
• Jeanette Minnie – Southern African Regional Editor of the Open Society/AfriMAP
Survey of State/Public Broadcasters in Africa
10.15 Session Six: Professional and ethical standards of journalism – the case for voluntary self-
regulation of the media in Africa.
Moderator: Khady Cissé – West African Journalists Association
• Joe Thloloe – Press Ombudsman, South Africa
• Matshediso Mosalagae – Press Council of Botswana
11:00 Tea/coffee break
11.30 Session Seven: New media and its effects on journalism and media development, including
Citizen Journalism
Moderator: Noma Rangana – HiVOS Programme Manager: Citizen Journalism in Africa
• Silas Gbandia, Centre for Media, Education and Technology, Sierra Leone
• Jude Mathurine, Dept of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University
12:00 Session Eight: Election of two African representatives to the GFMD’s Steering Committee
Moderator: Bettina Peters
12.30 Closure – Bettina Peters, Director of the GFMD
13.00: Lunch
14.30 Session Nine: (Open session with Highway Africa). Media Funding and Sustainability
Moderator: Sam Phiri – Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa
• Lumko Mtimde – Media Development and Diversity Agency, South Africa
• Bettina Peters – Global Forum for Media Development
• Sadler Kamudyariwa – Southern African Media Development Fund (SAMDEF)
• Jeanette Minnie – Zambezi FoX
• Leon Morse – IREX
17.00 Cocktail Reception to celebrate the launch of the GFMD’s African Regional
Forum for Media Development
Venue: Eden Grove Red
Conference organised with the financial support of the
United Nations Development Program and the Open Society Foundation - Media Program