Media attacks will lead to less coverage of unrest
The attack, in which Ndabambi was injured and a vehicle and broadcast equipment extensively damaged, follows a recent attack on journalists on two Mail & Guardian journalists in Ledig, North West, last year. Such attacks have also become a common occurrence during protests in Diepsloot, Johannesburg.
The forum urges the organisers of such protests to put an end to such attacks and to take steps to ensure the safety of journalists. Attacking the messenger in this way does nobody any good. Endangering journalists and their equipment this way can only result in the media shunning such areas, making it impossible to tell stories and to inform the public. The forum commends protesters who came to the aid of Ndamambi and e.tv reporter, Jody Jacobs.
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