REPORT: Through the Pandemic, State of the Caribbean 2022

This State of the Caribbean Media Report comes 17 years since landmark publication of The Looming Storm in 2005 – an early milestone in the development and growth of the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) as the premier, umbrella body for regional media and journalism associations.

In 2021, we celebrated 20 years of existence boasting credentials that included publication of a number of journalism aids among which The Looming Storm finds pride of place alongside other texts exploring Coverage of Elections, the Rights of the Child, Disaster Reporting and, most recently, Covering the Climate Crisis among others.

This edition also comes at a time when the Caribbean is in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic which has severely tested the viability and resilience of a wide variety of national and regional institutions. The media industry has not been spared. We have therefore attempted to capture some main elements of this challenge even as we present to readers some principal features of Caribbean media and their contribution to public life.

This is however not meant to be an exhaustive exposition. It has been researched and written by media practitioners in communion with regional colleagues who have presented their views and impressions on a wide variety of issues.

We hope the reports contained herein stimulate greater interest in the future of Caribbean media and their important role as pillars of the democratic process with positive implications for the development of our region.