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Journalists impose media blackout on Liberian presidency

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:47:00 +0200

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.
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IFJ condemns public threats against journos in Liberia

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:21:00 +0200

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.
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Afri Radio to sue regulatory body

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:58:00 +0200

Afri Radio, a privately-owned radio station has resolved to take legal action against the statutory media regulatory body, the Independent Media Commission (IMC) after its broadcast license was withdrawn on 12 April 2013, following a meeting between the IMC and other senior government officials.
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Govt bans five broadcast programs, suspends hosts

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:00:00 +0200

In a wave of censorship, Cameroon has indefinitely banned two TV programs for what regulators considered violent content and another three radio programs on vague charges of ethics violations, according to news reports.
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Get entries in now for Loeries

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:04:00 +0200

Loerie entries are now open, and those that get their work in by 15 April 2013; get 10% off their entry fee. The final deadline for entries is 31 May and agencies or marketers throughout Africa and the Middle East can enter their work.
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Entries open for CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2013 Awards

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:34:00 +0200

CNN International and MultiChoice this week officially launched the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2013 Awards.
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Journalist stabbed for his critical reporting

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:10:00 +0200

Authorities in Mali must investigate an attack on a critical radio journalist that came two weeks after he received threats warning him to resign from the station, the Committee to Protect Journalists said yesterday, 11 March 2013.
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IFJ condemns attacks on radio stations in Guinea-Conakry

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:24:00 +0200

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) yesterday, 5 March 2012, has condemned the attacks on two private radio stations in Guinea.
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Broadcast regulator closes down radio station

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:20:00 +0200

The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a decision by Nigeria's media regulatory body to shut down a radio station in connection with a broadcast that questioned the local government's motives in an anti-polio vaccination program.
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Search for bravest women journalists

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:33:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, US: The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is seeking nominations for its 2013 Courage in Journalism Awards and Lifetime Achievement Award.
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