Citizens in the region have recognised the role
media plays in informing them about elections. Thus, reporting
that is comprehensive and balanced is key to empowering citizens
and to providing them with the necessary information that helps
them to vote wisely.
MISA
thus, initiated an intervention to assist media practitioners build
their skills in reporting effectively and in such a way that information
becomes easily digestible and informative to the electorates.
MISA's intervention has been facilitating regional and national training
foras for media practitioners and developing election guidelines for media
reporting
and monitoring of election coverage, including a broadcasting election coverage
code of conduct for public broadcasters being done in colaboration with SABA.