The Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG), established in May 2014, comprises of key stakeholders from the media industry and academic institutions in the country including the Department of Mass Communication at Fourah Bay College (FBC, Mass Comm), The Independent Media Commission (IMC), Guild of Editors (GoE), Women in the Media Sierra Leone (WIMSAL), Sierra Leone Association of Journalist (SLAJ), Independent Radio Network (IRN), Sierra Leone Reporters Union (SLRU), Cotton Tree News(CTN) and the Ministry of Information and Communication. MRCG was established as an independent corporate entity funded by the UNDP to act as the key driver of the media reform agenda in Sierra Leone.
The MRCG was established as part of the media development strategy which is the outcome of a study that was conducted in 2013 to map the capacity needs of the media in Sierra Leone. After several consultations and stakeholders’ workshops, four priorities were obtained which formed the basis of this strategy. These priorities are as follows: Strengthened professionalism and sustainability of organizations and improved people’s participation in media development and content
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