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Upcoming Events
Migrants & Journalists To Team Up on TV & Radio Production Course in Greece ‘Media between freedom and ethical responsibility’ …
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Missing the Deadline on 9/11
For the Media Diversity Institute by Aidan White Published: 16 September 2011 The report released this week by the United Nations …
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August-September Edition of the People’s Voice
In this Special Edition of The People’s Voice we take stock of press freedom in South Sudan and reveal that the media in the world’s youngest nation is under attack. Over the last couple of years, which have been dominated...
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Swedish Press Move to Block Race Hatred
For the Media Diversity Institute by Aidan White Published: 13 September 2011 Nervousness in newsrooms about the potential for media-savvy …
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Media work exchange offers grants
Published: 12 September 2011 Region: EU European journalists can participate in a media work exchange to promote diversity and non-discrimination …
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The Legacy of Hate That Threatens Muslim America
Aiden White for the Media Diversity Institute Ten years after the terrorist attacks the United States of America is still …
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Killing the Messenger: attacks on press freedom in South Sudan
By Paul Jimbo Despite the general feeling that all is well in South Sudan with regards to press freedom, the truth is, that the media in the world’s youngest nation is under attack. A closer scrutiny of the media situation...
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UJOSS press freedom observatory report on the state of press freedom a...
By UJOSS Amongst the challenges facing the fledgling state of South Sudan is the dire need to promote and establish …
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Windhoek Anniversary timely as South Sudan struggles with press freedo...
By Oliver Modi The 3rd May is the date set aside annually to celebrate World Press Freedom Day (WPFD). This …
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GoSS Minister of Information’s views on Press Freedom in South Sudan
By Paul Jimbo Before the independence of South Sudan, the then Sudan was synonymous with grabbing local and international news …