The media is, arguably, the most widespread source of history today. Its products are served everybody in every society-from the top office in the land to the cottage attics of the least known village.

The products of the media are relatively cheap and its consumers are arguably not threatened by the exclusion principle. More importantly, the media provides the menus for public debates and keeps a check on the time line of events of a country. This role of the media is made even easier with the evolution of the Internet.

The culture of silence perpetrated by the long years of misrule in Liberia has weakened the Liberian media’s drive to improve their technologies. At the same time, tough media rules restricted attempts by the media to go online, limiting their audience coverage to only Liberia and mainly Monrovia, the country’s capital.

Every conflict has its own dangers and opportunities. But in the case of the Liberian conflict that begun in 19989, the dangers are exceed the opportunities associated with it for Liberia’s development. It is common knowledge that the conflict that engulfed Liberia destroyed every structural institution of the country. Not a single entity-whether functional or non-functional-was spared. The conflict has resulted in economic regression social dismembering and devastation for the nation.

The massive population movements, widespread destruction of social and economic infrastructure and private property have impinged severely upon the socio-economic potential of the country. This situation has had its attending effects on the media. Like others in the socio-economic sector, many media houses got destroyed. Despite these, the media sector has begun to boom again.

New media houses are springing up nearly every month in Liberia, while old ones are improving their lots. Unfortunately, products of the Liberian media seldom go beyond the borders of Liberia. This creates gap between the media and the end users of their products.

People outside of Liberia with research interest in Liberia are unable to access needed information released by the Liberian media, least to mention about the media themselves. As a result, many media researchers have to refer to other sources for information on Liberia other than the Liberian media themselves.

This speaks of the need for an intervention that will create an outlet where researchers or media historians can easily access first hand product of the Liberian in a more readily manner and bridge the gap between the Liberian media and the rest of the world.

The internet provides the best avenue for this intervention. In this context, it follows that the establishment of a media research center with information about the Liberian medias and their products is imperative. It is this intervention that the Center for Media Studies and Peace Building has launched this website with support from UNESCO.

This website will serve as a reservoir with readily available information about the Liberian media, including their history, structure, economic and products.

CEMESP, and acting through the researcher, shall regularly update the site with information about the Liberian media, and other issues of general concerns in Liberia. The service will also post current issues in the Liberian society and media. The service shall be available to all and sundry free.