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Council to work on Govt and Media relationsThursday, March 26, 2009
 Taken from / By: FBCL It says the relationship between a government and a free media is never an easy one. Titled Free and Responsible: Towards a More Effective Media Council, the report says the adversarial nature of the relationship is worsened in Fiji where political instability has been a feature of the environment over the past twenty-five years. It states -there is, as a result, a heightened sense of hostility between the government and the media, particularly when the media are seen as vocal opponents of government proposals. It however says it is not the job of the Media Council to be a partisan of either side in this relationship. The report further states that the Media Council has been perceived as not projecting itself sufficiently as a credible advocate for a free and a responsible media. It is the Review’s belief that the government has no place in the regulation of the media and should encourage responsibility as far as possible, through its existing membership of the Fiji Media Council. Prepared by a three member team led by Jack Herman, and comprising of Suliana Siwatibau and Barrie Sweetman, the findings are based on submissions and oral interviews. Fiji Broadcasting Corporation |
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