by Franz Kruger | Jan 30, 2009 | Media freedom
Government officials are withholding information that the public is entitled to, writes Mmegi in an editorial. It is good to create PR officers in government departments, but they also need to know what is happening in their departments. Mmegi writes in an editorial:...
by Franz Kruger | Jan 14, 2009 | Media freedom
Just a few days before being shot dead by a motocyclist, Sri Lanka editor Lasantha Wickramatunga wrote in a remarkable editorial: "Countless journalists have been harassed, threatened and killed. It has been my honour to belong to all those categories and...
by Franz Kruger | Jan 13, 2009 | Media freedom
Events of the past year show that the media's system of self-regulation is working well, write media lawyers Dario Milo and Pamela Stein in the Sunday Times. Dario Milo and Pamela Stein write in the Sunday Times: It’s timely at the start...
by Franz Kruger | Jan 13, 2009 | Media freedom
Kenyan journalists have been up in arms about the new media bill, but really, they should take a share of the blame, writes Jerry Okungu in Uganda's New Vision. They can't accept medals from the state, and back the re-election of MPs one minute, and then...
by Franz Kruger | Dec 23, 2008 | Media freedom
Kenyan moves to pass draconian new media laws should cause concern throughout East Africa, writes Bodi Odiko in Eaast Africa Business Week. Bodi Odiko writes in East Africa Business Week: With one strike of the pen, Kenya may return to the era of media oppression and...
by Franz Kruger | Dec 7, 2008 | Media freedom
Kenya's new communications amendment bill is potentially in conflict with the constitution and seeks to control broadcasting, says the Nairobi Media Institute in a press release, vowing to fight the measure to the utmost. The Media Institute of Nairobi writes in a...
