Monrovia- The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has released its 5th Quarterly Media Alert Report, covering the first week of April 2018 to the last week of June 2018, with two law suits and the killing of Journalist Tyron Brown topping the list of incidents.
In a press statement issued on Sunday, the PUL said “it is once more pleased to release its Media Alert Report to the public.”
The umbrella group for Liberian Journalists said it marks the Second Quarter of the year under review (2018). It is the fifth in a series of published reports since the birth of the Media Alert Office in April 2017.
Late Journalist Tyron Brown
The Media Alert Reports, as usual, take into consideration issues of attack on journalists and media institutions across Liberia.
The Alert Reports also highlight other major issues, including critical analysis of the trend being taken by Liberia’s media environment, taking into consideration the nature of space being offered by state actors for the media to function.
The current Alert Report, in the mind of the Press Union of Liberia/Media Alert Office is so far the saddest one as it captures the death of youthful Liberian Journalist, Tyron Brown of Super FM, owned by businessman, George Kailondo.
The Liberia National Police has since arrested, charged and sent to court several persons in connection with the alleged murder of Journalist Brown.
The PUL notes further that since the Media Alert Office was established in April 2017, this is the first time the report is capturing the murder of a journalist.
Journalist Brown was discovered dead in the morning hours of April 18, 2018 in Paynesville, Liberia.
The Fifth Quarterly Report contains two law suits, one death, as mentioned earlier, among others.
The Alert Office was set up in 2017 by the PUL, in collaboration with Internews/USIAD, as part of the Media Development Program.
The Press Union of Liberia is calling on the journalism community to help publicize these Alert reports as these publications hold a lot to the future of the Liberian media, relative to exposing any unfavorable cloud that may be hanging over all of us as journalists.