{"id":5543,"date":"2021-11-07T11:29:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T11:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/nra-adopts-media-policy"},"modified":"2021-11-07T12:05:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T12:05:21","slug":"nra-adopts-media-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/nra-adopts-media-policy","title":{"rendered":"NRA adopts Media Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Following many years of to and fro the National Media Policy will finally see the light of the day. This is after its adoption by the National Reforms Authority (NRA) on Tuesday following strings of<\/p>\n

consultations with relevant stakeholders. NRA at its 11th ordinary sitting adopted the draft policy with amendments after it was presented by the Media Reforms Technical Committee.<\/p>\n

It is expected that the draft will be dispatched to Parliament for debates and adoption paving a way to its operationalization. As the fourth estate within the democratic dispensation, the media plays a watchdog role and one of<\/p>\n

its functions is to hold not only the office bearers but also the governance institutions accountable through its factual, credible and balanced news reporting.<\/p>\n

According to The Lesotho We Want: Dialogue and Reforms for National Transformation document \u201cLesotho has had a long history of political instability and security challenges.<\/p>\n

The instability has been occasioned by several factors- including weak State and governance institutions; elite dominance of the political space; continuous splintering of<\/p>\n

leaders-centred political parties that are marked by poor management and weak internal democracy\u2026. All these elements run counter to the principles of<\/p>\n

effective and democratic governance, uncertainty, an environment of lawlessness and abuse of human rights, inefficiency and retrogression in socio-economic<\/p>\n

development. \u201d The policy is envisaged to amongst others regulate the conduct of the media fraternity and its practitioners. \u201cIt provides a framework upon which to refer to when ethical and<\/p>\n

other dilemmas surface. Therefore, media proprietors, media producers, editors, managers and senior officers as well as practitioners are bound by the dictates<\/p>\n

of this policy,\u201d this is per its introduction. The policy is of the belief that the economic growth of Lesotho bears an impact on the development trajectory of the media industry.<\/p>\n

It attributes this to the \u201clargely\u201d dependant media on corporate and governments as they buy advertising space and this is how the sector generates income for its sustenance.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the meeting the Media Reforms Technical Committee Chairperson Nkoale Oetsi T\u0161oana indicated that they requested the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology to<\/p>\n

hand over media reforms affairs so that they could handle them. T\u0161oana highlighted some of the ideas the draft comprises, \u201cmedia shall avoid fusion of their personal emotions in all their reporting on national<\/p>\n

issues. They shall detach themselves all the time from the activities, events and stories they are doing by avoiding to be personally involved. This will<\/p>\n

help them to be impartial and unbiased. Media editors and practitioners shall not attach feelings and sentiments to the stories they are producing and<\/p>\n

editing so that the truth prevails as naked as it is,\u201d he stated. He further mentioned that if a reporter or journalist is aware that he or she is related to the story receiving coverage,<\/p>\n

it is prudent that he or she recuses himself or herself in order to avoid the emotional and sentimental attachment or possible subjectivity thereof. He added that editors should refrain from<\/p>\n

assigning reporters or journalists they know are conflicted in a story or have some relation, which may inadvertently invoke sentimental or subjective<\/p>\n

attachment. Reacting to this development, the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Lesotho Chapter, a media advocacy body, said in a statement: \u201cAdoption of the policy by NRA is<\/p>\n

indicative of a step closer to submitting it before the National Assembly. MISA Lesotho strongly believes that the draft [of the] National Media Policy as<\/p>\n

adopted with amendments by the NRA plenary, is a shining light to Lesotho\u2019s ailing media sector. \u201d Media has been chosen as one of the seven thematic areas which will go under the reforms process.<\/p>\n

The NRA is a resultant of the Second Multi-Stakeholder National Dialogue Plenary II which is charged with the mandate to implement reforms. It is established through the Parliament Act No. 4, 2019 and the NRA Regulations, 2020 and it is accountable to the Parliament (both Lower and Upper Houses).<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Lesotho<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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