The mass media in Mauritania is undergoing a shift into a "freer journalistic environment", while becoming increasingly open to private sector.
[2] Salka mint Sneid was a Mauritanian radio presenter, who was twice President of the Women's Network of Journalists of Mauritania.
[3] A setback for press freedom occurred in 2009, when Hanevy Ould Dehah, editor of the website Taqadoumy, was imprisoned for several months, with an arbitrarily extended prison sentence, on the grounds of offending morals.
[citation needed] After the 2008 military coup, the new regime clamped down on some radio and television journalists, while other media enjoyed freedom of speech, notably "Le Calame" and "La Tribune".
[citation needed] Self-censoring and lack of sources for articles are other problems marring balanced reporting in Mauritania.