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Africa:
AMI's Landmark Leadership Guiding Principles Launched and Signed
AMI, 4 May 2012
The World Press Freedom Day ushered in AMI’s newest and decidedly ambitious project -- Leadership Guiding Principles for African Media Owners and Managers --which it launched… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Despite Attacks and Threats, NHRC, Media Celebrate World Press Freedom Day
This Day, 4 May 2012
Smarting from the awe of the attacks by Boko Haram on the media in Nigeria, journalists, yet joined the rest of the world Thursday to celebrate the World Freedom Day. The National… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Free the Press - Leadership for the Future
Daily Trust, 4 May 2012
Information is life. People cannot make a living, hold their governments accountable, or educate their children without a healthy supply of free- flowing information. Citizens need… Read more »
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Nigeria:
World Press Freedom Day - Almost Mum
Vanguard, 4 May 2012
ON World Press Freedom Day in Nigeria, there was no press statement from the various media groups in the country. There were no rallies, conferences or visitations by the… Read more »
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Somalia:
Deaths of Journalists Mar Press Freedom Day
State Department, 3 May 2012
The murders of two Somali journalists since May 1 are a sober reminder of the dangers of the journalistic craft, as free governments and international organizations recognize World… Read more »
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Uganda:
World Press Freedom Day Unites the Unlikely
RNW Africa, 3 May 2012
On the eve of World Press Freedom Day, Ugandan journalists and human rights activists rally through the streets of Kampala to protest police intimidation and violence towards… Read more »
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South Africa:
Press Freedom Commission, ANC and the Little Guy
Daily Maverick, 2 May 2012
Against the backdrop of a shameful fall in South Africa's media freedom rating worldwide, the report of the Press Freedom Commission, the second media freedom review process… Read more »
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Africa:
President Obama On World Press Freedom Day
State Department, 3 May 2012
Statement by the President on World Press Freedom Day Read more »
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Tunisia:
Assistant Secretary Brimmer in Tunis On World Press Freedom Day
State Department, 3 May 2012
Remarks by Esther Brimmer Read more »
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Africa:
Media Freedom Spurs Vibrant and Healthy Societies
AMI, 1 May 2012
Information is life. People cannot make a living, hold their governments accountable, or educate their children without a healthy supply of free- flowing information. … Read more »
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South Africa:
Local Editors Deplore Attacks on African Peers
SANEF, 3 May 2012
On World Press Freedom Day we celebrate the role of the news media around the world in sustaining democracy, fighting tyranny and enriching public life. We also remind ourselves of… Read more »
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Southern Africa:
World Press Freedom Day Marked
Namibian, 3 May 2012
THE BIGGEST hurdle facing the operations of the Namibian media currently is access to information. Read more »
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Africa:
Attacks Against Journalists Around the World
AI London, 2 May 2012
Journalists working in traditional media outlets from Pakistan to Colombia, Mexico to Sudan plus most nations across Eastern Europe and the Middle East faced harassment, attacks,… Read more »
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Africa:
Misa Launches Annual State of Media Freedom Report
MISA, 2 May 2012
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has launched its annual state of media freedom report, So This is Democracy? The launch is designed to coincide with the occasion of… Read more »