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The media blackout in LiberiaIt's been reported that newspapers in Liberia have printed black front pages after a government official was accused of threatening journalists, this is merely a week after World Press Freedom Day [3 May 2013]. A director of the presidential security service is said to have told a journalist to "Be careful, because you have your pens and we have our guns." Following a mass meeting on Thursday, 9 May, the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has taken certain measures in response to the Executive Protection Services threats. They are: All independent newspapers will print black front pages with appropriate inscriptions to protest the threats and insults by Daniel Othello Warrick (Director of Executive Protection Services) and the insensitivity shown to the public so far by the president. Radio and TV stations will express their protest by suspending broadcast for 2 hours, from 9-11am daily beginning Friday, 10 May 2013 followed by a replay of Warrick's threat and the PUL response. As journalists feel unsafe in the presence of presidential guards who threaten their lives, correspondents assigned by media houses to cover the presidency are being withdrawn. There is a news blackout imposed on the Liberian presidency until there can be expressed and established guarantees for the freedom and safety of journalists across the country and an end to media impunity. The PUL is holding consultations with lawyers to explore the possible pursuit of legal action against the EPS chief for "terroristic threats". The PUL will further consult with the Africa Editor's Forum which, in 2011 recognised President Sirleaf as a Friend of the Media, to consider a public withdrawal of the award in response to the threats that this "friend" is condoning threats the future of journalism in Liberia. (Source: www.ifex.org).
I'd like to see pictures of the various newspapers, so send them to africanews@bizcommunity.com or tweet us at @Biz_Africa.
Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, recently wrote a letter to the chairperson of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, asking the body to mark World Press Freedom Day today by calling for the release of all journalists imprisoned in Africa and appealing for justice in the murders of journalists killed in the line of duty.
So it's clear that media freedom, in some parts of Africa, is still an ongoing battle....
On a brighter note, have a wonderful week!
Evan-Lee Courie @evan1985, @Biz_Africa
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has supported journalists in Liberia who have issued a media blackout, by printing black front pages after a government official was accused of threatening them. Radio and TV stations are also protesting against the government by suspending broadcasts for two hours daily beginning on Friday, 10 May, 2013. Read more >> |
On May 9 2013, Liberian journalists - under the banner of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) - took several actions in response to disparaging and threatening remarks made against journalists. The remarks were made at programs marking the annual observance of World Press Freedom Day in Buchanan, Grand Bassa county on May 3, 2013 by the director of the Executive Protection Service (EPS), Daniel Othello Warrick. Read more >> |
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![](https://biz-file.com/c/1305/131675.jpg) | For the past 22 years, the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) has paid tribute to women journalists who risk their lives to report the news with its Courage in Journalism Awards. The winners for this year have been announced. Read more >> |
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A recent report entitled 'Mobile Trends 2020 Africa' compiled by experts in various industries including the Shuttleworth Foundation, health bodies and IT organisations has been made available to the local branch of The Starcom MediaVest Group's (SMG's) internationally-aligned Human Experience Centre (HEC). Read more >> |
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Key regions in Africa can look forward to improved employment prospects in the year ahead, with many firms planning to add to the headcount. The positive perspective comes from Regus, the global provider of flexible workspace with direct representation in 16 African nations. Read more >> |
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More International...
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![](https://biz-file.com/c/1305/132274.jpg) | The trial of a duo of former employees of the Department of Labour's (DoL) Compensation Fund (CF) accused of defrauding the department will resume tomorrow, 14 May 2013, in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court with further cross-examination of State witnesses. Read more >> |
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