Media Industry Faces Enormous Challenges, AMDISS Decries According to the Association for Media Development in South Sudan,(AMDISS) Hon Secretary Dr. Hakim Dario Moi, the challenges in the media sector of the newest nation are still enormous and that needs more joint efforts. 21 August 2011 Media Industry Faces Enormous Challenges, AMDISS Decries Mr. Hakim Dario (in front with a black suit) giving a lecture to media activists at AMDISS Centre in Juba [©Gurtong]
By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA, 21st August 2011 [Gurtong] – According to the Association for Media Development in South Sudan, (AMDISS) Hon Secretary Dr. Hakim Dario, challenges in the media sector of the newest nation are still enormous and that needs more joint efforts. While giving a lecture to media stakeholders and practitioners at the AMDISS Centre in Juba on Friday, Mr. Hakim Dario decried of the alarming ignorance both in the government and the media circles. He said policies to streamline the operation of the media sector are yet unclear as they don’t mainly operate on the principles of media and journalistic ethics, starting from the power and independence of the industry. “The relationship between the media and the government is on the basis of the rule of law,” Hakim said. The AMDISS Hon Secretary added that investors have used compromising mechanisms to get licenses through the support of senior government officials who issue directives for grant of licenses in what he described as “chaos”. AMDISS was established in 2003 by senior South Sudanese journalists. It is aimed at addressing the news and information environment in the country and to improve the capacity of local journalists to respond to the crucial issues of human rights, good governance, freedom of expression and democracy in the new State. The AMDISS has presented a number of key issues meant to streamline clear media policies in the Republic of South Sudan. He pointed out that as the overall media umbrella in the country, AMDISS has planned to; Champion a move to establish South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation and a Media Communications Commission to take over administration of the media industry in South Sudan hence ensuring that it is totally independent from the government. He reiterated the association’s effort in monitoring the process of the South Sudan media bill which is currently at the Ministry of Justice undergoing legal amendments before its sent to parliament for Legislation. Posted in: Home, Media Centre -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
