In the ongoing debate on press freedom, the Minister in charge of information Protais Musoni has urged journalists to conduct research about their field in different countries comparing with Rwanda.
People still give their point of view and some want the media to be free and others show their concern that media could again contribute to sensitising people to killing as for the 1994 genocide.
The Forum of Private Newspapers carried out a one day meeting this Friday concerning different journalists working in Rwanda.
The debate turned around the crime of defamation in crimes followed by the government to be abolished.
Some insisted that the government should not defend someone whose private life has been invaded instead it should be him/her to complain before courts because government does not have interest.
Minister Musoni finds it necessary to have more training first before requesting for changes as they are the people’s watchdogs.
“You should first get training in journalism because before being a that one who can change some people’s minds you should be able to provide some thing for them,” added Musoni.
Theodore Ntarindwa the forum leader told Igihe.com that they are looking for a way media could provide professional objects.
“We are planning to establish a way that each newspaper can work in one place and get specialized,” Ntarindwa said adding that the forum needs ideas and help from government.
Ntarindwa said that they are planning to create a social found to help newspapers in a case of financial crisis.
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