Cameroon's illegal media are booming
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Gideon recounts that he practiced during the period when censorship was rife among divisional officers, governors, and overzealous officials of the president's administration. Reporters were quite conscious of what could be offensive to the system in the course publishing stories. This awareness called for self censorship, because the consequences of offending the system were harsh, including arrests, torture or imprisonment.
Between 1982 to 1990, President Paul Biya undertook personally to ensure that journalists received respect by those who previously saw newsmen as nuisances that must be contained in iron cages. It was common to hear that the president had ordered the release of journalists in police cells.
Those times demanded rare courage to report delicate issues the way they actually occurred. The system was interested in seeing events with negative coloration downplayed for public consumption. What prevailed was "journalism of development". Any issue that would show a bright side of the government was expected to receive elaborate coverage.
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It's going to be end of mine day, but before end I am reading this enormous paragraph to increase my experience.
I like this story written by comfort.But my concern here is that she indicated that the media houses are operating under what the Minister of Communication referred to as government toleranc
.Are this media outfits not dancing to the tune of the government in secret, even though the give the picture to the public that they are independent.
Well, in my country, Sierra Leone, we have robust Independent Media Commission ( IMC) that regulates the media.
If you are not registered Media institution you will not be allowed to operate. IMC is working in collaboration with the National Telecommunication Commission(NATCOM). It gives out frequencies to Radio Stations.
Interesting, there is a proliferation of radio station in Freetown.
They are in fact about to place a ban on the registration of radio stations to be opened in Freetown,due to the interruption of one station with another in Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone.
I like this story written by comfort.But my concern here is that she indicated that the media houses are operating under what the Minister of Communication referred to as government tolerance not dancing to the tune of the government in secret, even though the give the picture to the public that they are independent.
well, in my country, Sierra Leone, we have robust Independent Media Commission ( IMC) that regulates the media. If you are not registered Media institution you will not be allowed to operate. IMC is working in collaboration with the National Telecommunication Commission(NATCOM). It gives out frequencies to Radio Stations.
Interesting, there is a proliferation of radio station in Freetown.
They are in fact about to place a ban on the registration of radio stations to be opened in Freetown,due to the interruption of one station with another in Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone.
The situation of the legalization of the media is very characteristic of the management of public affaires in Cameroon. there are never clear cut rules and even when these rules exist they are not made public so that everything is subjective and the regime in place can continue manipulative management