STATE OF THE MEDIA REPORT 2018-2021

State of the Media Report: Qualitative, Quantitative and Critical Analysis (2018-2021)
A plethora of national (the Constitution of Sierra Leone, the 2020 Act of the Independent Media
Commission) and international legal instruments, including policies and guidelines, designed to
create free and protective space for journalists to practice are being monitored and critically observed
for their applicability, respectability and cogency, by a credible media coordinating outfit, that I
chair, the MRCG. Hence this State of the Media Report spans 2018 – 2021.
The MRCG works to fortify journalistic practice, initiate and coordinate media development and
monitor the dynamics between the media, state and non-state actors, chiefly the security forces. This
publication provides the latest contribution in a line of radical knowledge resources, from the
Introduction to the last article. The MRCG takes media freedom, media development and, media
safety and protection very seriously and their criticality are bar none.