How serious are the assaults on press freedom in South Africa?

Tony Curzon Price and Anton Harber, 30 August 2010
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The proposed Information BiIl and Media Tribunals are a serious assault on press freedom in South Africa. They ultimately come out of the internal wranglings of a party that needs not fear the loss of office
About the authors

Anton Harber is the Caxton Professor of Journalism and Media Studies and director of the Journalism Programme at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.He has had a long career in journalism, media management and the training of journalists. He blogs at TheHarbinger.

Tony Curzon Price was Editor-in-Chief of openDemocracy from 2007 to 2012, where he is now contributing editor and technical director. He blogs at tony.curzon.com

Tony Curzon Price interviews Anton Harber, leading journalist, editor and media academic in South Africa. What are the proposed reforms? What is their likely impact, and what is the cause of the assault? Listen to this episode
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