<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">Statement to WSIS II Prepcom 3 by the Media Caucus</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">The journalists of the North and the South in the Media Caucus reaffirm their insistence that the central position of the media in the Information Society must be recognized, both in statements of the Summit and in practice.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">Reinforcing and implementing freedom of expression and press freedom should be the first and overriding concerns of the Summit's texts and outcomes. The subordinate position that some texts have given to those fundamental principles of any Information Society is unacceptable.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">It follows that journalists, from both North and South, must be included in any bodies drafting such texts. This is not a corporatist demand, but a call for recognition of the public interest in free speech and a free press - written, broadcast and online. Journalists should, therefore, number amongst those involved in any future followup mechanisms to the Summit.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">Nothing in the Internet governance arrangements must be allowed to compromise freedom of expression and press freedom.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">The Caucus members welcomed the Highway Africa conference declaration, 14 September 2005 in Grahamstown, South Africa, calling for greater attention to the concerns of African journalists for internet governance and the followup of the WSIS. In that same spirit, the Caucus members called for equitable attention to be given to news and information from both the North and South.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">Questions have been posed by the advent of new forms of media delivery, including questions involving best journalistic practices online. But there is and should be no distinction made between what constitutes good journalism online and offline. And we reiterate our stand, shared with leading international bodies such as UNESCO, that the creation of ethical norms is the sole responsibility of media professionals themselves.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">We also restate our fundamental position that the general principle applied to cyberspace should be that the Internet and other new media forms should be afforded the same freedom of expression protections as traditional media.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">22 Sept. 2005</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">Déclaration au SMSI II Prepcom 3 pour le Média Caucus</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">Les journalistes du Nord et du Sud du Média Caucus réiterent leur insistance a ce que la place centrale des médias dans la Société de Information doit etre impérativement reconnue, et dans les declarations du Sommet et dans la pratique.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">Renforçant et mettant en pratique la liberté d'expression et la liberté de la presse doivent etre les soucis prioritaires des textes et des resultats du Sommet. Il est inacceptable que certains textes accordent une place subordonnée a ces principes fondamentales de toute Société de l'Information.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">La suite logique a cela est que les journalistes, du Nord et du Sud, doivent etre répresentés dans toutes les instances qui elaborent de tels textes. Ceci ne constitue pas une demande corporatiste, mais un appel a la reconnaissance de l'intéret publique représenté par la liberté de parole et dans une presse libre -- écrite, audiovisuelle et au cyberéspace. Les journalistes doivent alors etre parmi ceux qui prendront part aux eventuels mecanismes de suivi émanant du Sommet.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">Rien qui est établi pour la gouvernance de l'Internet doit pouvoir compromettre la liberté d'expression et la liberté de presse.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">Les membres du Caucus ont accuelli avec satisfaction la déclaration de la conférence de Highway Africa, le 14 septembre 2005 a Grahamstown, Afrique du Sud, demandant qu'il y ait une plus grande attention accordée aux soucis des journalistes africains en ce qui concerne la gouvernance de l'Internet et du suivi du SMSI. Dans le meme ésprit, les membres du Caucus ont émis le souhait qu'il soit donnée une attention équitable aux informations et du Nord et du Sud.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">La venue de nouvelles formes de médias pose des questions a débattre, y compris des questions concernant les meilleures pratiques du journalisme dans le cyberéspace. Mais il n'ya pas, et ne devrait exister, une distinction entre les principes de bonne pratique du journalisme dans le cyberéspace et hors cyberéspace. Et nous réíterons notre prise de position partagée par nombres d'instances internationales tel que l'UNESCO que la creation de normes déontologiques est du seul ressort des professionals des médias eux-memes.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">Nous réiterons aussi notre position de base que le principe général qui doit etre appliqué au cyberéspace doit etre que l'Internet et d'autres nouvelles formes de médias doivent etre accordées les memes protections de la liberté d'expression que les médias traditionnels.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS">22 septembre 2005</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="ArialMS"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style=""> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV></BODY></HTML>