MONROVIA, October 27 (LINA) -The Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT) and the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) have signed a memorandum of understanding, establishing protocols and requirements for the registration of media institutions and individual journalists.
The agreement requires media institutions to register with the Ministry, while individual journalists will register with the Union.
PUL president Abdullah K. Kamara signed for the Union, while the Deputy Information Minister for Public Affairs, Isaac Jackson, signed for the ministry recently.
According to the terms of the MOU read by Kamara at the Information Ministry regular press conference, both parties agreed to add more merit and attention on the progress of the recently issued guidelines and regulations on the coverage of
Ebola, as well as other health activities outlined by the Ministry of Health and MICAT.
Under the MOU, the PUL is also required to proactively and robustly address issues of ethical transgressions on the part of its members within a reasonable period not exceeding 21 days, upon receipt of a complaint.
At the same time, the Ministry of Information is required to seek the advice and collaboration of the PUL when it wants to introduce additional guidelines in the registration process.
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