![]() According to Torben Brandt, basic journalistic training and editorial management training remain a priority, along with the development of media laws – essentially why regulating the media is important and how you do this within the parametres of free media. ![]() IMS has been working with media in Libya since June 2011 as one of the first media support organisations on the ground after the revolution broke out. Partnership approach in support of Libyan media However, according to sources in Libya there is still an element of self-censorship pertaining to cultural “bonds” which are not so easily broken after 42 years of dictatorship. On Sunday, 30 October, Libya Al Ahrar broadcast live from the voting session of the new interim Prime Minister Abdurrahim El Keib, a move which signals transparency and marks the newfound press freedom in Libya. The station was created during the revolution in April this year to represent the revolutionary voice of Libyans. Some media like the TV station Libya-Al Ahrar (translated “The Free People of Libya”) which broadcasts by satelite from Qatar have better odds. This is a process where only the strongest will survive. The boom in new media productions which took place in Benghazi just after the city was freed from Gadaffi rule is now slowing down as people are running out of funds and have to return to their original jobs or studies. – We’ve seen a similar situation for media unfolding in Egypt. – This is unfortunately the situation we expected, says International Media Support’s Libya programme coordinator over the phone from Benghazi. Most were the creations of young enthusistic people who set up their media with money from their own pockets – and who now have to returin to their education or to previous jobs to earn a living. In Benghazi, the first city freed from Gadaffi control, many of the new newspapers and magazines created in jubilation over the newfound press freedom, are now closing one by one. The burst of new newspapers, magazines and radio in the city of Benghazi, Libya that followed the liberation from Gadaffi are now struggling to survive as funding dwindles and their creators return to their regular day jobs
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