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1 Sudan Media and Elections Consortium 1 Media News Agenda for the period from 30 August – 6 September The Media News Agenda is a weekly circular issued by the Sudan Media and Elections Consortium (SMEC). The media news headlines are collected by the Media Monitoring Unit at Sudanese Development Initiative (SUDIA) in Khartoum and the Media Monitoring Unit in Juba. The units are monitoring the media through a qualitative and quantitative methodology since February 2010. Beyond the quantitative and qualitative monitoring, the units collect news headlines of the main media outlets in Sudan to provide an overview of the news agenda of the Sudanese media. This media news agenda is prepared by a group of media monitoring experts at the units who, on a daily basis, monitor newspaper headlines and then analyze these to determine the main trends and the most important issues handled by the media in a week. The activities are part of the Media and Elections Project, funded by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and implemented by the Sudan Media and Elections Consortium, a group of national and international organisations with expertise in media support. These are Sudan Development Initiative (SUDIA), International Media Support (IMS), Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA), Osservatorio di Pavia, Arab Working Group for media monitoring and Fojo media institute. Media news The most prominent topics in the Sudanese media of this week were the Referendum, the increased violence in the IDP camps of Darfur and the rains which caused severe flooding across different parts of the country. Of the 132 most important headlines1, 36 headlines covered the Referendum (27%). Especially the media in the North covered Referendum issues extensively with 35% of the counted headlines in the Northern media. The Southern media covered the Referendum with 17% of the 58 counted headlines in the Southern media. 1 The headlines are taken from the main media in Sudan. The headlines are selected according to the priority of the media: the first (two) news headlines from the news bulletins of the broadcast media and the news headline from the main article at the front page (opening newspaper) and when relevant at page 2 or 3 in the print media. Sudan Media and Elections Consortium - Media News Agenda 2 Media outlets reported that the implementation of the referendum should take place as scheduled and the call made by the NCP and the SPLM to the international community to fulfill its commitments in relation to monitoring the referendum process was repeated. Topics about the referendum included the formation of the commission and opinions and calls from national and political leaders: The advisor to the President, Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail stated that President Al-Bashir will be leading a campaign in support of unity which would be launched from South Sudan. During visits to the IDP camps in the Khartoum suburbs, Dr Luka Biong Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers confirmed the commitment of the two partners towards the peaceful resolution of all post- referendum issues. Yasir Arman made statements indicating that the SPLM would consider a scenario in which a national caretaker government might be formed with representation of all the political forces in the event that Referendum was hindered and not held on time. Deng Alor confirmed that the Referendum would be held on schedule irrespective of what the NCP wanted and he disclosed that opinion polls in South Sudan indicate that 70% of Southerners were for secession. Mohamed Ibrahim Khalil, President of the Referendum Commission announced the agreement over the nomination of Mohamed Osman Al-Nujumi as Secretary General to the Commission. The Vice President of South Sudan, Dr. Riak Machar revealed that the budget for the Referendum amounted to 380 million US Dollars. The speaker of the Legislative Assembly Hon. James Wani Igga has called for Southern Sudanese to unite and rally fully in the support of the campaign to attain their full freedom through the referendum. Security issues were also intensively covered, this varied to the kidnapping of Russian pilots, clashes in Darfur and discussions about LRA. Not less than 15 out of the 74 headlines counted in the Northern media were related to security issues and 10 out of the 58 headlines in the Southern media covered the same issues. The release of the American hostage who had been kidnapped in Darfur for over 100 days was widely covered by the media, this in addition to the release of Russian pilots one day after they too had been kidnapped. In response, South Darfur put in place firm measures to counter these repeated kidnapping incidents. Coverage also continued of the increased violence in the IDP camps and the death of 7 people and injury of another 20 in Hamadia IDP camp in Zalingei, West Darfur. Minister of Justice, Mohamed Bushara Dosa reiterated the determination of the Government to ensure justice through the new government strategy for a peaceful resolution to Darfur and which is on its way to Parliament for approval. State news from the North included the heavy rains which hit the state and disrupted traffic and communications and the anticipation of more rains and flooding by the Khartoum Emergency Operations Room. Flash floods which led to the loss of approximately 60,000 homes were also reported in South Sudan. News included orders issued by the President of the Republic for aid conveys to be sent to those states affected by rains and flash floods and the announcement by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs that tents and food aid were sent to Northern Bahr-Al-Ghazal and Jonglei States. Other issues receiving coverage included the widespread cases of an eye-infection in Umm-Rawaba Locality of North Kordofan, the announcement that Friday 10th of September as the first day of Eid-Al- Fitr and the purchase of 10 Russian helicopters by the Gov. of South Sudan. Sudan Media and Elections Consortium - Media News Agenda 3 Headlines Date Code Headline Notes Medium Name 30-Aug REF A joint committee headed by (Gosh) and Pagan to complete the Al Ray Al Aam demarcation of the border 30-Aug SEC UNMID raise the security alert level Al Ray Al Aam 30-Aug REF Oil Minister: Salva Kiir believes in unity and ordered to work for it GOSS oil Al Ayam minister 30-Aug REF Commission President: Southerners refused Omar el Sheikh and Al Ayam would reject any other northern candidate 30-Aug PA-EXT Government considers resentment Ocampo travel of the President Al Sahafa of ignorance of the law. Ocampo: Bashir exploited African hospitality and tempt foreign companies 30-Aug EN Stable levels of Nile from Khartoum to Dongola Al Sahafa 30-Aug O Resignation of 87 leaders of NCP Upper Nile Akhir Lahza 30-Aug BE Cultivation of more than 6 million acres in Gedaref state Akhir Lahza 30-Aug REF In presence of al-Bashir and Salva Kiir and Taha: The Presidency Akhbar Al Youm stresses that referendum will hold in time, and they will meets with Commission today 30-Aug REF Pagan reveals an agreement with NCP to overcome obstacles of Ajras Al Hurriya referendum and support commission 30-Aug SEC Kidnapping of three Russian pilots in Nyala, authorities surrounded Al Sudani their whereabouts 30-Aug PA-INT Presidency form a joint committee to follow up the demarcation of Al Sudani border 30-Aug REF NCP and the SPLM do confirming the scheduled referendum and Sudan TV call for the international community to honor its commitments toward the monitoring Sudan Media and Elections Consortium - Media News Agenda 4 30-Aug REF in the forum of religious coexistence: participants agree on the Sudan TV importance of religious coexistence in supporting the country's unity and stability 30-Aug ED First Vice-President briefed on the report on the performance of the Om Durman Radio Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and a process of transferring southern universities to their headquarters 31-Aug PA-INT Commission President: local ordinance of 1996 forbidding the Ajras Al Hurriya activities of Christians is one of challenges that we face 31-Aug SEC Release of a kidnapped US hostage in Darfur, the kidnappers argue Ajras Al Hurriya the government's response to their demands 31-Aug REF Headed by Gosh and Pagan: the Political Committee of the partners Akhbar Al Youm inform the African Union Commission understandings of Abyei Commission and demarcation of the border commission 31-Aug O Friday the tenth of September is the first day of Eid al-Fitr Al Ray Al Aam 31-Aug REF Pagan: a referendum is unconditional by demarcation of the border Al Tayar 31-Aug SEC Expulsion and imprisonment of who accused in escape of Granville Al Sudani killers 31-Aug SEC Authorities of South Darfur surround Nyala to capture kidnappers of Al Sahafa Russian pilots 31-Aug REF Gosh: partners transcended differences and Abyei will be resolved Al Sahafa within two days 31-Aug SEC Release of American hostage, government of South Darfur expelled Al Ayam an international staff member 31-Aug REF Institution of the presidency aware the President of referendum Om Durman Radio commission what was agreed upon at meeting of Sunday, on issues related to the referendum and commission 1-Sep SEC Release of Russian pilots after 48 hours of kidnapping in Nyala Al Ayam Sudan Media and Elections Consortium - Media News Agenda 5 1-Sep H Um Rawaba: More than two thousands cases of viral eyes epidemic Al Ayam 1-Sep PA-EXT Told him the government's refusal of position on ICC, Foreign Affairs Al Sahafa Ministry called president of EU mission 1-Sep REL Argument about four amendments on laws related
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