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Theresa Mallinson has lived and worked as an itinerant writer, subeditor and sometimes teacher, plying her trade in such exotic destinations as Vaduz, Dubai, and Cape Town. But that's all changed since she became a journalist at the Daily Maverick (www.thedailymaverick.co.za) and managing editor at Free African Media. For now, she's very happy to be living in Jozi. Follow her on Twitter at @tcmallinson and contact her on .
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Journalists targeted in run-up to Egyptian elections

[Theresa Mallinson] When Egyptians went to the polls on Monday, several journalists and bloggers were still nursing bruises and broken limbs after the crackdown on the media in the lead up to the elections. Others remained in jail. Seems the country's current military rulers are no better than the Mubarak regime - certainly not in their treatment of the press, particularly female journalists.

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Black Tuesday II marks beginning of ongoing campaign against Secrecy Bill

[Theresa Mallinson] The National Press Club continued its Black Tuesday anti-Secrecy Bill campaign with a noon protest outside Primedia's offices in Sandton last week. The gathering of about 60 journalists remained firm in its resolve to keep on speaking out against the Protection of Information Bill, while continuing to engage with Government on the issue.

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MacWeek: City Press (re)publishes what Mac told the Scorpions

[Theresa Mallinson] Now that City Press has dug up a 2007 story about the matter - including actual transcripts of the 2003 Scorpions inquiry - it seems that Mac Maharaj did, indeed, fail to tell the truth. He's still trying to spin the story as Mac vs the media, though.

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Black Tuesday protest declared against "Secrecy Bill"

[Theresa Mallinson] The latest news in the ongoing controversy surrounding the Protection of Information Bill is that MPs will vote on the matter on Tuesday. The National Press Club has dubbed the day "Black Tuesday" and called on South Africans to don black as a form of protest; the Right2Know Campaign is organising multiple simultaneous pickets and public prosecutor Thuli Madonsela has set up a team to investigate concerns around the bill.

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M&G falls foul of NPA Act; a dark portend of things to come

[Theresa Mallinson] The most recent Mail & Guardian features a greatly redacted version of its lead story about a Scorpions' investigation of Mac Maharaj, after his lawyers alerted the paper to the fact that publication would contravene the NPA Act. It hasn't escaped anyone's notice that what amounts to censorship of the media will become increasingly common,should the Protection of Information Bill be voted into law this week.

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Secrecy Bill's tempestuous birth looks predestined

[Theresa Mallinson] It's looking increasingly as if, despite days of MPs "working nicely together", the 'Secrecy Bill' will become law this Parliamentary session - and almost certainly face an immediate Constitutional Court challenge.

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Right2Know Gauteng plans for 2012

[Theresa Mallinson] It was appropriate that Right2Know Gauteng's summit was held on the very day that the Protection of Information Bill was, somewhat unexpectedly, brought back for debate in the National Assembly. This highlights the twin challenges facing the campaign.

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Eritrea's disappeared journalists, ten years later

[Theresa Mallinson] A decade ago Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki shut down his country's independent press, and arrested 21 journalists and politicians. He's detained many more of his citizens without trial since then. With no free media left to report on their fate, news of the prisoners has been hard to come by, but the ten-year anniversary of their disappearance has brought renewed calls by international NGOs for their release.

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Friends of Anton Hammerl raise funds for his kids

[Theresa Mallinson] This writer never met late photojournalist Anton Hammerl, slain in Libya on 5 April 2011. What is abundantly clear though, is that he was a kind-hearted man who formed strong, lasting friendships. Now his friends around the world have banded together to set up "Friends of Anton", an online campaign to raise money for his children's education.

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Press Council review supports self-regulation, obviously

[Theresa Mallinson] The Press Council report into media regulation in South Africa has come out strongly in favour of continued self-regulation, with a few tweaks here and there. Whether this is enough to finally and completely dissuade the ruling party from looking into setting up a media appeals tribunal is arguable.

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