Monrovia, Sept. 14 -- The President of the Female Journalists Association of Liberia (FeJAL), Madam Lisa Tenneh Diasay, has challenged President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to take concrete steps to strengthen media access, support county-based journalism, and establish an independent public-interest journalism fund amid growing concerns over the sustainability of Liberia's media sector.

By Patience M. Jones, patience ones@frontpageafricaonline.com

Speaking at the Presidential Media Dinner on Saturday, Madam Diasay said Liberia's women journalists are not absent from the profession but are increasingly missing from the rooms where critical national questions are asked, and answers are provided.

"Look at the press delegation that travels with y...