tanzania
ouch, ouch, ouch - Tanzanian proposal is too much.
Submitted by Guy Berger on Thu, 07/12/2007 - 02:00.So, there's this proposal for a Media Standards Board, to be appointed by a Minister, put forward by the Tanzanian government in February. Among the functions of this body is to:
"Spearhead recognition of journalism as a profession, by rescuing the media sector from harbouring incompetent and unqualified journalists ...".
Accordingly, "no person shall practise professional journalism in Tanzania" unless accredited by the Board.
