Cameroon publishers meet with communication minister

Posted by Simon Day on June 30, 2009 at 11:45 AM

Last Wedensday, the newly formed Association of Newspaper Publishers in Cameroon (NEPAC) announced its presence with a visit to the Cameroon Minister of Communication, Jean Pierre Biyiti bi Essam, in which the association discussed communications policy, AllAfrica reported Tuesday.

Led by association President Zachee Nzoh Ngandembou, the NEPAC explained the objectives and plans of the association. This includes the establishment of a self-regulatory body aimed at the growth of a responsible and ethical journalism profession, as well as plans to work in conjunction with the government to help the state introduce and implement social communication policy. The association will also look to the government policy support for increased advertising income.

In an NEPAC press release, Jean-Pierre Biyiti bi Essam was quoted as saying that the objectives and proposals of the association were homogenous with the minister's ambitions to revolutionise the Cameroonian industry.

NEPAC was formed in March as a collaboration of publishers hoping to solve the shared problems of the Cameroon media industry, while improving journalism standards and growing the country's newspaper industry.