Prof Winston Mano

Winston Mano is Co-Director of the Chevening Media Freedom Fellowships (CAMFF) (2020-2023). He was part of a drafting committee at the Continental Conference on Media Legislative Reforms and Transforming State Broadcasters into Public Broadcasters in Africa held in Midrand, South Africa from 2-3 December, 2013, hosted by the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP), the Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa (OSISA), Article 19 and the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA).

Mano has also worked with the US-based Centre for International Media Assistance (CIMA) on a media development book-project, supported by sector wide meetings that involve BBC Media Action, Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD), UNESCO and other media development bodies. Mano currently participates in the the DFID-funded and BBC-led Protecting Independent Media for Effective Development (PRIMED) Research Technical Advisory Group (since 2020). PRIMED is a three-year project to support public interest media essential for good governance and more informed societies. The project is carried out in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone, and funded by UK Aid through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The project includes editorial development, training and support that helps build resilience to political and economic pressures. Led by BBC Media Action, core consortium partners are Article 19, Free Press Unlimited, International Media Support and the Media Development Investment Fund. Further support is provided by DW Akademie, Global Forum for Media Development, Global Voices and The Communication Initiative.