Action plan was developed on the basis of project findings and discussed by the public and the final seminar. You can find the full text of action plan as enclosed in Attachment# The project partners are recommending the action plan for further development investigative journalism and enhance the role of media in combating corruption.

1. To establish an investigative journalism center in Mongolia as standard in other counties.

2. To create a legal favorable environment for the development of investigative journalism, namely the following legislation is required:

   • To enact Freedom of Information Law to guarantee the right of citizens to access information

   • To enact a Law on Protection of Whistle-blowers

   • To make an amendment to the Law on State Secrets and abolish Law on Privacy of Organization in accordance with Freedom of Information legislation

   • To enact a Law on Journalist's Right to Protect Their Information Source as the only professional right of journalists.

   • To abolish Criminal Defamatory legislation and regulate it by Civil Law

   • To make a necessary amendment to other law provisions restricting freedoms of media and free expression in consistence with the Media Freedom Law.

3. To promote the quality education on investigative reporting at journalism schools and to train the journalism teachers.

4. To strengthen investigative capacities of the media outlets

5. To raise anti-corruption awareness among the public, owners of media outlets, politicians, governmental officials and the public.

6. The media should be united with the civil society groups in combating corruption and exposing corruption

We are calling the international donor organizations to support our initiatives in combating corruption in Mongolia.