Media24’s training programme for disabled journalists kicked off recently when a group of trainee reporters spent time networking with Daily Sun editor-in-chief Reggy Moalusi and some of the newspaper’s senior editors. Read more on: Media Update Submit your own Press Release or get free content for your publication. My Press Release (MyPR) provides free South … [Read more...] about Media24 launches skills programme for disabled journalists
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Media24 journalists honoured at Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards
Media24 scooped two awards at the 2015 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards on Friday, 27 November. The awards honour excellence in reporting and producing good stories. Read more on: Media Update Submit your own Press Release or get free content for your publication. My Press Release (MyPR) provides free South African targeted content and press releases for on and off … [Read more...] about Media24 journalists honoured at Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards
Mantashe threatens to “block all hostile journalists”
Johannesburg – ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe first personally attacked a journalist at a media briefing on Sunday, before threatening to block all “hostile” journalists. It all started with a follow-up question on the Marikana report, at a briefing in Johannesburg after the African National Congress’s national executive committee meeting at the … [Read more...] about Mantashe threatens to “block all hostile journalists”
Blog: South African police repeatedly force journalists to delete photos
South Africa is synonymous with crime in the eyes of many–as evidenced by the recent mugging of a TV crew live on camera–but for the press, a more sinister threat to freedom lies in the growing number of cases where it is the police, in flagrant denial of their orders, who intimidate and threaten journalists, forcing them to delete photographs of police on the job. … [Read more...] about Blog: South African police repeatedly force journalists to delete photos
SABC to offer counselling to mugged journalists
SABC Chief Operating Officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, says the broadcaster will provide counselling for a news crew that was robbed at gunpoint close to Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg on Tuesday night. (See video here: SABC TV Crew Mugged) Read the full article by here: SABC News Submit and get free press releases here: MyPR Free Press Release. Click HERE to submit your … [Read more...] about SABC to offer counselling to mugged journalists