Africa: Group identifies media's weaknesses

The African Media Development Initiative (AMDI), launched a year ago to mobilise international support for the development of African media, has called for increased resources to address the weaknesses dogging the fourth estate on the continent, according to a Pana report posted on Africa News. In a 142-page report unveiled in Nairobi, Kenya, AMDI, noted that while there had been "a massive proliferation of media during the last five years," in the 17 sub-Saharan African countries surveyed, the "professional, technical, ethical and management standards" of the sector "remain low," reports Journalism.co.za.