Media, media houses invited to picket on Black Tuesday take two
"Say YES to KNOW. NO to censorship. NO to secrecy laws. Wear black on Tuesday again"- the National Press Club is calling for another Black Tuesday tomorrow, Tuesday, 29 November 2011, which has been met with mixed reactions. There will be a picket outside Primedia Place, corner of Fredman Drive and Gwen Lane, Sandton, tomorrow from noon to 12.30pm to protest the Protection of Information Bill, to which all media are invite (enquiries: az.oc.aidemirp@rappip). NPC chair and Primedia Broadcasting head of news and current affairs Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) is also calling on other media houses to stage their own pickets. Black Tuesday t-shirts are available from the NPC secretariat at R60 each; email az.oc.rpnoixnuj@ofni.
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