Publications
Media Ownership and Legislation in the Republic of Namibia : 1990 - 2007
The issue of media ownership development is a vital component for understanding how dynamics of the media enviroment in Namibia has changed over time. The study therefore includes a substantial chapter on media ownership development since 1990.
Namibia Media Awards 2007 Progress Report - 902KB
Our government, sometimes rightly so, says the media is oriented toward failure. That is a debate as old as the hills, but when readers tell me that we are a wrist-slitter, I listen. The media must surely be balanced.
The African Media Barometer Report - 707KB
The African Media Barometer is the first in-depth and comprehensive description and measurement system for national media environments on the African continent.
The Right to Know report - 179KB
Knowledge and information are often perceived as abstract concepts; however, their potency at improving or destroying lives is immense. Those who control its flow and access have power. Those who do not are left to suffer, often in a veil of ignorance....
Comparison of State-Funded and Privately Owned Newspapers - 5.23MB
“ I don’t think we understand that we are free” - A glance at the press freedom in Namibia through a comparison of a state-funded and a privately-owned newspaper - Sara Landqvist & Helenah Swedberg
Charter on African Media and the Digital Divide 2006 - 47kB
We the participants of the 6th annual Highway Africa conference accordingly declare that: ICTs can help to link Africa internally and globally and are a critical component in addressing Africa's problems. Africa's media are central to these processes...
Community Radio Sustainability Model December 2005 - 162KB
This document presents a financial sustainability model that has been developed by SAIMED to assist community radio stations in Southern Africa to become financially sustainable...
Media Roundtable Report 2005 - 552KB
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), in cooperation with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting co-sponsored a Media Roundtable to discuss matters pertinent to the media roadmap in Namibia.
So This is Democracy? - 808KB
Report on the state of media freedom in Southern Africa in 2004. A comparative overview of the media laws of several countries in Southern Africa.
SADC Media Handbook December 2003 - 419KB
A handbook for media practitioners in Southern Africa. A comparative overview of the laws and practice in Malawi, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe
Feasibility Study of Community radio in Namibia : October 2002
This report presents the findings of a research study that was undertaken by Saimed on behalf of the Broadcast Programme of MISA to assess the sustainability of selected community radio stations in Namibia and on the basis of these findings to develop a realistic financial plan for each site, based on the economic climate of each site and taking into account potential external sources of income.
Africa Media Barometer 2007
The Africa Media Barometer was initiated by MISA and FES in 2005. When the first report was released, it gave an insight on how our media environment is and has been.