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1.	South Africa:Exposing scandals has power
	Author: Munyaradzi Makoni	Date Written: 21 May 2013
	Primary Category: Media	Document Origin: Africafiles
	Secondary Category: Southern Region	Source URL: http://africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=26642
	Key Words: Media Bill, journalists, embarrassment, clarity
	Summary & Comment: A new Media bill awaits President Zuma’s signature; it restricts some information as `secret' - of types that embarrass the government. Criteria for what is embargoed are not clear enough. Journalists risk being taken to court on misunderstandings. Makoni is a journalist often posted by Africafiles.(see archive) JK
2.	Ethiopian journalists found guilty of terrorism
	Author: C.P.J.	Date Written: 5 July 2012
	Primary Category: Media	Document Origin: Committee to Protect Journalists
	Secondary Category: Eastern Region	Source URL: http://www.cpj.org/
	Key Words: Ethiopia, Journalists, Bloggers, Arab Spring
	Summary & Comment: Six Ethiopian journalists have been convicted on vague terrorism charges in the Lideta Federal High Court in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Local journalists told CPJ that the judicial process was marred by due process violations. The court did not accept any evidence or witness statements from Eskinder’s defense, and the blogger was charge . . . [expand]
3.	Media are not the enemy of state
	Author: Mcebisi Ndletyana	Date Written: 6 May 2012
	Primary Category: Media	Document Origin: Sunday Independent
	Secondary Category: Southern Region	Source URL: http://www.iol.co.za
	Key Words: Editorial, Koranta, language
	Summary & Comment: As politicians would love it media has been projected as the enemy of the state, while not enough South Africans understand that the Protection of State Information Bill (also popularly known as the Secrecy Bill) this plays to the cause of a repressive agenda. But historical insight unravels a clearer picture. M.Makoni.
4.	WACC supports a radio station for peace in Sierra Leone
	Author: Teresia Mutuka	Date Written: 3 April 2012
	Primary Category: Media	Document Origin: World Association for Christian Communication
	Secondary Category: Western Region	Source URL: http://www.waccglobal.org/
	Key Words: Reconciliation, WACC, CCSL, Radio Shalom
	Summary & Comment: Devastated by a decade of civil war, the airwaves of Sierra Leone will soon be filled with messages of peace and reconciliation. Radio Shalom will focus on youth and children, encouraging them to become ambassadors for peace in their communities. The radio station will provide information about electoral and democratic processes in the lead-up to p . . . [expand]
5.	Journalist harassed by police officer in Liberia
	Author: Committee to Protect Journalists	Date Written: 15 February 2012
	Primary Category: Media	Document Origin: Committee to Protect Journalists
	Secondary Category: Western Region	Source URL: http://www.cpj.org/
	Key Words: extortion, independent media, CPJ
	Summary & Comment: A Liberian journalist was attacked by a police officer who had been demanding money from drivers he had just confiscated keys from. The reporter was photographing the officer taking keys from a motorist when the police officer noticed and charged at him. When unable to take the camera from the journalist, the officer then threatened repercussions i . . . [expand]
6.	South Africa: Batten down the hatches - media heads for cost-cutting (Opinion)
	Author: Gill Moodie	Date Written: 8 November 2011
	Primary Category: Media	Document Origin: Biz-community
	Secondary Category: Southern Region	Source URL: http://www.bizcommunity.com/
	Key Words: South Africa, media freedom, economic justice
	Summary & Comment: Once again South Africa is staring economic downturn in the face and there are already signs that the country’s media houses will be cutting costs and retrenching staff over the next four or five months, before financial year-end. But the news is not all bad. MEM
7.	Liberia: Press Union of Liberia condemns attacks on journalists
	Author: Press Release	Date Written: 19 October 2011
	Primary Category: Media	Document Origin: The Analyst
	Secondary Category: Western Region	Source URL: http://www.analystliberia.com/
	Key Words: Liberia, press freedom, media, human rights
	Summary & Comment: "The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has condemned recent arson attacks against Liberian journalists. The PUL described attacks on the Love FM and journalists at the Truth FM as completely worrisome, and called on the perpetrators of such violence conducts to desist." HSEN