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IV South East Europe Media Forum to be held from 2 – 3 December 2010 in Budapest, Hungary

The WAZ Media Group, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation (KAS) and the South and East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), in cooperation with the Central European Initiative (CEI) and Access Info and together with local partners Pannon Lapok Tarsasaga, HVG, the Network for Reporting on Eastern Europe (N-Ost), Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) and Fuggetlen Mediakozpont (Center for Independent Journalism) […]

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Zimbabwean journalist released, more than a week after arrest

Zimbabwean journalist Nqobani Ndlovu was released on 25 November, more than a week after he was arrested in connection with a report alleging that the police force was allowing former war veterans and retired officers to take up senior posts without sitting for promotional examinations. His lawyers are now challenging the constitutionality of the law […]

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IPI welcomes announcement of Bermuda Media Council members

The International Press Institute (IPI) offers its congratulations to the media in Bermuda on the announcement of the members of the self-regulatory, independent media council. In October this year, the media community in Bermuda announced that lawyer Christian Luthi would head the eight-member council, which was selected by a three-person committee. The council is expected […]

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Talk show host removal after argument with foreign affairs minister raises concerns about political interference in Caribbean Public Broadcaster

A talk show host on Trinidad and Tobago’s public broadcaster, Caribbean New Media Group (CNMG), was taken off his programme earlier this month after a challenging interview with Foreign Affairs Minister Suruj Rambachan over Prime Minister Kamla Persad–Bissessar’s handling of aid to Caribbean countries affected by Hurricane Tomas in late October. On 7 November, two […]

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