The British High Commission (BHC) in Yaounde-Cameroon, in partnership with Africaphonie – a Civil Society Organization in Cameroon, organized two distinct seminars in Yaounde and Buea to drill and exchange with professional journalists and communicators on core issues at stake in the 1990 Media Law in Cameroon, the troublesome phenomenon of Press Freedom in Cameroon, as well as the disturbing trends of Access to Information in Cameroon.
The seminars come at a time when many media practitioners in Cameroon doubt their left from their right with regards to what is correct or wrong about the 1990 press freedom law, the safety and security of journalists, as well as the daunting challenges they face in the field in terms of accessing key information which they need to inform, educate, entertain, persuade, and advocate for the masses.
The organizers found these problematic areas a matter of urgent concern, and thought it was time to rally forces to begin proposing ways forward for a revision of the 1990 press freedom law, greater press freedom in Cameroon, and greater access to information for all journalists in Cameroon.
Download conference proceedings - Fostering press freedom and access to information in Cameroon.
Download About AFRICAphonie Press Freedom Project Report.
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