Policy should be grounded on values. Key foundational documents include:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outcome document<\/a> of the conference on Information and Communication Rights in Africa, 31st May \u2013 02 June 2023\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lusaka Declaration<\/a>, 2nd African Media Convention, 2023 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Windhoek +30 Declaration<\/a> (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa<\/a> (updated 2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2019 – Addis Ababa Declaration<\/a> on \u201cJournalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation<\/p>\n\n\n\n African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms<\/a> (2015)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2018 \u2013 Accra Declaration<\/a> on \u201cKeeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and the Rule of Law\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2012 \u2013 Carthage Declaration<\/a> on \u201cNew Voices: Media Freedom Helping to Transform Societies\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2008 \u2013 Maputo Declaration <\/a>on “Freedom of Expression, Access to Information and Empowerment of People”<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2001 \u2013 African Charter on Broadcasting<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Windhoek Declaration<\/a> (1991)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Windhoek prompted the evolution of African standards appropriate to the ideal of journalism.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Guy Berger, UNESCO director, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n —<\/p>\n\n\n\n Selection of personal outputs relevant to policy development and analysis:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Submission to UN Special Rapporteur <\/a>on Freedom of Expression and Opinion “Freedom of Opinion and Expression and Sustainable Development – Why Voice Matters” (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Comments on \u201cGuidance for regulating digital platforms: a multistakeholder approach Draft 1.1\u201d \u2013 a response to UNESCO call for contributions to their draft Guidance document for debate at their global conference<\/a>, Paris 21-23 February 2023. (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n I was involved in UNESCO\u2019s: \u201cJournalism is a public good: World trends in freedom of expression and media development; Global report 2021\/2022<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Overview<\/a> to Tracing the Footprints of the Windhoek Declaration and Charting the Windhoek +30 Declaration. (2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Foreword <\/a>to book: Disinformation and the Global South<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Getting from the global to the local: Norms and systems for protecting journalists in the times of the sustainable development goals<\/a> (2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n How UNESCO\u2019s ROAM can reinvigorate Internet governance. Chapter in: Towards a Global Framework for CyberPeace and Digital Cooperation: An Agenda for the 2020s<\/em>. Kleinwachter, W; Ketteman, M.C; Senges, M; and Mosene, K. (eds). Berlin: Internet Governance Forum. (2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Theorising African communications: The bad news signalled by broadcast digital migration policy<\/a> (2012)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Media in Africa: 20 years after the Windhoek Declaration on Press Freedom<\/a> (2011).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Problematizing \u2018media development\u2019 as a bandwagon gets rolling<\/a> (2011)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Media in the policy loop<\/a> (2007)<\/p>\n\n\n\n South Africa – a brief policy history<\/a> – powerpoint<\/a> for a post-graduate class at Rhodes University (2006)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Absent voices, missed opportunities. Media silence on ICT policy issues in six African countries<\/a>. (2005) and summary powerpoint<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Public opinion and the sometimes triangle of media-government-civil society<\/a> (2005)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ten Point Guide to Policy Design<\/a> (powerpoint) (2004)<\/p>\n\n\n\n More Media for Southern Africa? The place of politics, economics and convergence in developing media density<\/a> (2004)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Media\u2019s impact on public policy: implications for civil society<\/a> (2003)<\/p>\n\n\n\n More resources<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Policy should be grounded on values. Key foundational documents include:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Outcome document of the conference on Information and Communication Rights in Africa, 31st May \u2013 02 June 2023\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lusaka Declaration, 2nd African Media Convention, 2023 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Windhoek +30 Declaration (2021) The Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-88","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/commspolicy.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/commspolicy.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/commspolicy.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commspolicy.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commspolicy.africa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/commspolicy.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":236,"href":"https:\/\/commspolicy.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88\/revisions\/236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/commspolicy.africa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}