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Mar 29, 2023 · Press Freedom and Media Reforms”, supported by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) in the United States of America. The activity continues to track media performance and monitor the exercise and legal guarantees of press freedom and freedom of expression in Sierra Leone, including attacks,
Nov 23, 2023 · State of the Media Report in Sierra Leone to focus on the political economy of freedom of expression, media freedom, and governance. The Report is divided into two broad parts with part one focusing on the freedom of expression, freedom of information, and media freedom while part two focuses on media
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Dec 21, 2022 · Around that same time, Sierra Leone signed the Global Pledge on Media Freedom, becoming the fifth country in Africa to commit to the values and principles of Media Freedom Coalition. In 2021, Sierra Leone’s ranking on the world press freedom index improved by ten places from 2020’s position of 85 out of 180 countries to 75 out of 180 ...
Jan 17, 2022 · of press freedom and freedom of expression issues in Sierra Leone, including invitations, intimidations, attacks, assaults, arrests, detentions and prosecution of journalists and civil society activists; and also tracks media performance.
Introduction. Sierra Leone’s repeal1 of its criminal libel law (Part V of the Public Order Act, 1965 (Act No. 46 of 1965) in 2020 remains an important major boost for press freedom and freedom of expression. In November of 2021, the country signed the Global Pledge on Media Freedom becoming the fifth country in Africa to commit to the values ...
The media in Sierra Leone has been enjoying very cordial relations with the government of President Julius Mada Bio. Indeed, the state’s pro-media airs have resulted in many positives for the media environment in Sierra Leone, among which are the passage of laws that greatly inure to press freedom.
The media in Sierra Leone continues to suffer from media poverty, state capture, lack of technology, illiteracy, politicization, advertising issues, management challenges and reporting capacity.
