Just came across this article from Minivan News that pretty much summarizes the current state of the media in the Maldives. What particularly hit home for us here in the Maldives Project was this quote from Tiare Rath, an American journalist who spoke to Maldivian journos last Thursday:

“…one of the major issues all my students talked about is resistance among newsroom leadership – editors and publishers. Even if the journalists support and understand the principles being taught, they consistently tell me they cannot apply them,” Rath said. “This is a very, very serious problem that needs to be addressed.”

“…one of the major issues all my students talked about is resistance among newsroom leadership – editors and publishers. Even if the journalists support and understand the principles being taught, they consistently tell me they cannot apply them,” Rath said. “This is a very, very serious problem that needs to be addressed.”