STORY: Federal and regional authorities

agree on a Somali Media Development

Strategy
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DATELINE: 12/01/2015, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHOT LIST
1.
Wide shot, invited guests who attended the function
2.
Med shot, the moderator conducts the media ceremony
3.
Close up, the moderator conducts the media ceremony
4.
Wide shot, Mohamed Abdi Hayir, Minister of Information,
Somalia
5.
Med shot, Mohamed Abdi Hayir, Minister of Information,
Somalia
6.
Close up, Mohamed Abdi Hayir, Minister of Information,
Somalia
7.
Close up, invited guests who attended the function
8.
SOUNDBOITE: (SOMALI) MOHAMED ABDI HAYIR,
MINISTER OF INFORMATION, SOMALIA
Somalia has strong media that employs many people. There was
no media law that would regulate, manage and care for the rights
of public broadcasters, private media and their audience. It is a
very important law that will regulate and compel the Somali
media to become responsible and law abiding. It will safeguard
the rights of the media owners, journalists, government and the
public.
9.
Med shot, invited guests who attended the function
10. Wide shot, a participant delivers his speech during the
function
11. Med shot, a participant delivers his speech during the
function
12. Med shot, invited guests who attended the function
13. Close up, an invited guest present at the function
14. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) MOHAMED IBRAHIM
PAKISTAN, SECRETARY GENERAL, NATIONAL UNION OF
SOMALI JOURNALISTS.

It will bring progress to the Somali media and lead them to

champion development of the country. Media law is part of the
strategy and as NUSOJ we have been working on the draft for a
while. The objective is to get a regulation which is part the media
structure so that the journalists security, dignity and rights can
be safeguarded when there is a law, without it you cant do
anything.
15. Wide shot, journalists cover the event
16. Med shot, journalists cover the event
17. Wide shot, a participant delivers his presentation
18. Med shot, a participant delivers his presentation
19. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) LAYLA ABDULAHI,
CHAIRPERSON, SOMALI WOMENS JOURNALISTS
ASSOCIATION.
This conference will give the media workers be it private,
government owned or regional states media practitioners the
opportunity to discuss and examine their opinion regarding the
media law and the strategy of media development plan that will
govern the media in the coming 5 years. People will table their
opinions and this will really support the right of the journalists.
20. Wide shot, invited guests who attended the function
21. Med shot, invited guests who attended the function
22. Close up, a participant types down some notes taken
from the function
23. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) FARHIA MOHAMMED
KHAYRE, CHAIRPERSON, SOMALI WOMEN JOURNALISTS.
The creation of the media law is generally a good thing. This will
give a clear arbitration to the interviewer and the interviewee
should there be a legal challenge. For example, some of the most
problem the Somali journalists used to encounter and has
contributed to their demise was when journalist interviews a
politician or businessman or anyone, and the interviewee
becomes unhappy, there was no place him to direct his
grievances and therefore could take any decision that he
wishes.
24. Wide shot, participants present discuss in groups
25. Close up, Layla Abdulahi, Chairperson, Somali Womens
Journalists Association
26. Med shot, participants present discuss in groups
27. Wide shot, participants present discuss in groups
STORY - Federal and regional authorities agree on a Somali
Media Development Strategy

Mogadishu, 12 January A two-day national conference on

Somalia media strategy development ended in Mogadishu today as
participants reviewed and agreed on the implementation of a
Somali Media Development Strategy for the next five years.
Organized by the Federal Ministry of Information, Culture and
Tourism with the participation of existing and emerging federal
member states, the conference also discussed the implementation
of the media law that was recently signed by President Hassan
Sheikh Mohamud.
Addressing the conference, the Federal Minister of Information,
Culture and Tourism Mohamed Abdi Hayir (Mareye) said the media
law would pave the way for a more professional media industry in
Somalia.
Somalia has a vibrant media industry that employs many people,
but there has been no media law that can regulate it as well as cater
for the rights of public broadcasters, private media and their
audiences, said the minister.
The head of the National Union of Somali Journalists, Mohamed
Ibrahim Pakistan, acknowledged that the Somali Media Development
Strategy, which was the focus of the two-day conference, was in
sync with the implementation of the media law.
It will bring progress to the Somali media. The objective is to get
structured regulations that take into account the security, dignity
and rights of journalists. Without it, we cannot do anything, noted
Mr. Pakistan.
Layla Abdulahi, Chairperson of the Somali Women Journalists
Association, said the media strategy would protect journalists from
media owners who operate outside the confines of the law.
Farhia Mohamed Khayre, Chairperson of the Somali Women
Journalists group, expressed support for the media law. The
creation of the media law is generally a good thing. It provides for
clear arbitration, should there be a legal challenge. For example,
when a journalist interviews a politician or businessman or anyone
and the interviewee is unhappy, in the past there was no place
where they could seek redress and they resorted to other means.
Now the new law provides for a platform to seek redress, she said.
END