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Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 03:00
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Media & freedom of expression [2]
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261 [3]
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An SABC radio presenter has gone public on air confirming that the broadcaster banned particular commentators and analysts from its airwaves - and that he was talking from personal experience, writes Angela Quintal in the Cape Argus. This as a SABC spokesman continued to maintain that the broadcaster had no policy blacklisting individuals and that there was merely a discussion document or proposal drafted by news management "which would assist in establishing what kind of analysts were approp...read more [4]

An SABC radio presenter has gone public on air confirming that the broadcaster banned particular commentators and analysts from its airwaves - and that he was talking from personal experience, writes Angela Quintal in the Cape Argus. This as a SABC spokesman continued to maintain that the broadcaster had no policy blacklisting individuals and that there was merely a discussion document or proposal drafted by news management "which would assist in establishing what kind of analysts were appropriate", reports Journalism.co.za.

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ICT, Media & Security [5]
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South Africa [7]

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