It is becoming increasingly clear that The Witch Hunt in the Gambia, the disappearance of Chief Manneh, the rigorous pursuit of libel as a crime which led to the incarceration of journalists for expression of opinions and the issuing of threats of death or harm to perceived dissidents have put the country in focus in domains like ECOWAS, the US Congress, the Commonwealth and the UN.
Under-fire Nigeria coach, Shuaibu Amodu says he has earned the right to be treated with respect by both the fans and media.
There was once upon a time in Liberia's dark past when it was fashionable to silence the press by rounding up reporters and editors and incarcerating them for months without charge. There was also a time when anti-media cloak-and-dagger agents used the cover of darkness to raze media houses.
Eritrea ranks at the very bottom of Reporters without Borders index of press freedom for 2009, released in October (see http://www.rsf.org/en-classement1003-2009.html), accompanied in the bottom five by North Korea, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Burma.
A five day training workshop for 15 journalists on online Communication and Internet security for media practitioners commenced on Monday at the Gambia Press Union Headquarters in Bakau.
The Acting President of the Press Union of Liberia, Mr. Jacob Parley, is calling on his fellow Liberian Media Practitioners to stop blaming others in society for the numerous challenges facing journalists in the country.
DAILY Champion newspaper has been awarded the Best Health-Friendly Newspaper for 2008 in Lagos State as the state held its 6th Health Merit Awards on Tuesday at the MUSON Centre, Lagos.
A Lusaka Magistrates' court today freed a newspaper news editor who stood charged for circulating photographs of a woman in labour during Zambia's strike earlier this year.
Last week Thursday, the House of Representatives was thrown into what may qualify as a brief drama following a motion by chairman, House Committee on Ethics and Privileges, Alhaji Sani Saleh-Minjibir (Kano, PDP), calling on the House to condemn a report by TELL magazine describing Nigeria as a failed state.
Media sensitivity in the use of language and images of the disabled is of considerable significance to show the dignity and respect this section of the society deserves. Failure to do that would reinforce common myths and discrimination in the society, the Ethiopian Center for Disabilities Development (ECDD) disclosed at a consultative workshop held at MN International Hotel on media strategy to ...
Over the last twenty years, President Yoweri Museveni has baffled observers with his relations with the Ugandan media. He has simultaneously been the strongest promoter of press freedom and its biggest threat. He has jailed and prosecuted as many journalists as he has dined with.
Wainaina denies leading African lit renaissance but offers tips on how it can succeed - via mobile phone
The guns have gone silent - except for sporadic conflict in parts of the vast South Sudan region, such as the Eastern Equatoria State. It may not be the absolute end of the conflict in the region, but it is a reason for renewed hope.
New DSTV access, with over 25 channels at the monthly subscription of N1, 500, with the access, subscribers will pay $10 as monthly subscription emerges. MultiChoice Africa, operator of Africa's pay TV platform DStv, announced the launch of the continent's most accessible pay television package, DStv Access recently. Priced at only $10 per month, Dstv is therefore for family entertainment at the ...
Otunba Eddie Aderinokun a renowned journalist was born July 13, 1940 in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Chief Aderinokun, former Editor, Daily Express and one time Vice President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) is not comfortable with what he described as below-standard pace at which journalism profession in Nigeria today is running.
