• Harassment and other forms of intimidation of journalists and media organizations for investigating or reporting on sensitive issues or for writing critical or negative stories or articles. • Closure of media organizations or facilities by security agents for writing critical or negative stories or articles. • Raids and searches on media organizations or facilities by security agents for writing critical or negative stories or articles. • Refusal to renew licenses, in the case of broadcast media, for critical or independent reporting. • Seizure of copies of publications by security agents for carrying negative or critical articles or stories. • Harassment of commercial printers by security agents for printing for critical media outlets. • Withdrawal of accreditation to enter or cover government departments and offices • Denial of access to news conferences and other events, etc. • Death threats and other threats of physical attack for investigating or reporting on sensitive issues or for writing critical or negative articles • Harassing interrogation of journalists over stories and articles. • Harassing interrogation of journalists about sources of information for their articles or stories • Threats of imprisonment or detention of journalist without trial • Threats of harm to family members and loved ones for journalist's coverage or investigation of sensitive issues or for writing critical or negative stories or articles. • Placing journalists under surveillance, etc. Overcoming Challenges to Media Independence There are no easy answers or solutions to the challenges. But the media community must work with other stakeholders, especially civil society actors, to find the answers and solutions. They must also be prepared for a long haul to change things because whatever solutions are agreed upon will not happen overnight. However, I would propose the following strategies, ideas and approaches for consideration: Open Government and Business Media organizations and individual journalists should campaign for the adoption of an access to information Law consistent with the principle that all government information and information held by private bodies which reveal corruption should be accessible to the public, subject to certain exemptions.