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Journalists
Sanef rebukes ‘hostility towards journalists’
The South African National Editors’ Forum has condemned the apparently politically-motivated attack on a journalist in the Eastern Cape.
Sanef calls for protection of journalists
Journalists carrying out their professional duty should be protected from interference and possible harm, said Sanef.
M&G bloopers 2012
We work hard to keep you informed and present the news in the best way possible. But here’s a little taste of what you don’t get to see — and hear.
Membership criteria need urgent review
Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson’s special adviser, Rams Mabote, says press clubs should just be for journalists.
Membership criteria need urgent review
Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson’s special adviser, Rams Mabote, says press clubs should just be for journalists.
Burma journalists use social media to report on elections
Burma’s journalists will take to Twitter and Facebook in their battle to beat press restrictions and deliver breaking news of Sunday’s by-elections.
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Number of jailed journalists reaches 15-year high
The number of journalists that have been arrested in the world has hit a 15-year high, with independent journalists bearing the brunt of this.
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Zim journalists held overnight, freed
Four Zimbabwean journalists detained on Friday while covering the eviction of a police officer from a government lodging, have been released.
Fears grow for Anton Hammerl captured 39 days ago
Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi admit holding British-based Anton Hammerl, but his wife and son have had no other news.
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Durban lensman manhandled by VIP guards
A photographer allegedly assaulted by VIP protection unit bodyguards in Durban on Wednesday said he was thinking about pressing charges.
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China: Western journalists ‘fabricate’ news
An official Chinese newspaper on Thursday accused foreign journalists in the country of fabricating news
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Concourt dismisses application against editors
The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application for an order finding that over 80 editors and journalism professors are censoring Lara Johnstone
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Complaints directorate to probe assault on photographer
Two police officers who attempted to arrest a photographer are to be investigated for assault, the Independent Complaints Directorate.
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Zimbabwe quadruples foreign media licensing fees
Zimbabwe has quadrupled fees for local journalists working for international media organisations new regulations published on Thursday reported.
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Rwandan prosecutor seeks 33-year term for journalist
A Rwandan prosecutor has asked for a 33-year prison sentence for the editor of a local independent newspaper accused of denying the 1994 genocide.
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Sanef condemns arrest of journalists
The SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) has added its voice to those condemning police for arresting two journalists.
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Journalists’ death toll reach 105 in 2010
Some 105 journalists have been killed while doing their job this year, media watchdog Press Emblem Campaign said on Monday.
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Journalist’s murder and attacks worry Angolan media
The Union of Angolan Journalists said it was worried by a recent rise in violence against reporters after a journalist was murdered.
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Bill on stalking could trip up journalists
If a new Bill aimed at preventing stalking is passed, journalists’ phone calls and visits could constitute stalking and harassment.
The place no journalist wants to go
Eleven reporters have been killed in Somalia in just two years — uniquely dangerous conditions under which media workers operate.
Sunday Times to seek order for release of journo
Lawyers for the Hawks and the <i>Sunday Times</i> were in negotiations on Thursday as to whether to release journalist Mzilikazi wa Afrika.
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Journalist to appear in Mpumalanga court
<i>Sunday Times</i> journalist Mzilikazi wa Afrika will appear in the Kabokweni District Court in Mpumalanga, the Hawks said on Wednesday.
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Gunmen kill Nigerian journalist
Gunmen shot dead a Nigerian newspaper journalist after forcing their way into his home in the commercial capital, Lagos, his newspaper said on Monday.
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SA cameraman escapes Nigerian kidnappers
A cameraman who was among three members of a South African television crew abducted in Nigeria has fled to safety and is now in Lagos.
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Fifa’s World Cup media rules challenged
Three of SA’s media houses have sent a submission to Fifa saying conditions it is imposing on journalists during the World Cup are unconstitutional.
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Philippine massacre death toll rises
The death toll from an attack on a group of journalists and politicians in the southern Philippines rose to 39 on Tuesday, police said.
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Current threat to our free press
We are in a recession and this is no time for the sin of pride. The credit crunch has hit everyone hard, but arguably none so hard as journalists.
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Commandos free kidnapped journalist in Afghanistan
Nato commandos on Wednesday rescued a New York Times reporter held by the Taliban in Afghanistan during a dramatic airborne swoop.
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The value of an open notebook
The humble notebook has been thrust on to centre stage by the furore about the recent M&G report of remarks made by Judge President John Hlophe
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German journalist dies in Bloemfontein hospital
A German journalist died in hospital on Monday from injuries suffered in a vehicle accident in the Free State, a German embassy spokesperson said.
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US journalists on trial in North Korea
North Korea will put on trial on Thursday two United States journalists it says illegally entered the country with ”hostile intent”.
