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A country without robust and free media will, over time, have its democratic credentials undermined and degraded.

Having a media policy that addresses emerging trends in the sector will promote a pluralistic, diverse, independent and self-sustaining media.

Being raised. literally hurting people again. >> the question is whether facebook will change on its own or will they be forced to change? >> it will not. think about this congress regulating. think about the 30s when the communication act was written versus this congress today. thats really frightening, too, because we dont have people on capitol hill that can regulate. >> in our final minute. we talked about ozzie media last week, this facade of a media company claimed to be a somewhat. car lo...

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May 10, 2021 Watipaso Mzungu-Nyasa Times 8 Comments Cheating does not pay, so the saying goes! The proverb has proven true for the former Director General (DG) for the State-funded Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA), Godfrey Itaye, and many others who have had their contracts with the Authority nullified today. The Ombudsman Martha Chizuma has ordered the nullification of all the contracts Itaye et al following revelations that they were illegally and irregularly employed ...

As a nation Bangladeshis commemorated the golden jubilee of their independence a little more than a month ago. While the official functions and ceremonies were effectively restricted to the invited guests counting top dignitaries from the region and far, ordinary citizens weary of the unannounced blockades of the main thoroughfares (purportedly to provide security to VIPs and facilitate their movements) while reeling under the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, got an opportunity to engage in introspect...

Chinas state television risks losing broadcast licence in France Issued on: 08/04/2021 - 12:07 Chinas global television network CGTN is under attack in France, having already lost its broadcast licence in the UK. © CGTN screengrab 8 min This week, European broadcasts of Chinas global television network CGTN came under attack because of the networks coverage of the situation in Xinjiang. Two months ago, CGTN lost its UK broadc...

3 days ago Last Thursday, the Federal Circuit ruled on a challenge brought by Sandwich Isles Communications Inc. (SIC) against the federal government over its request that SIC pay back tens of millions of dollars in subsidies received from aid pools. The court found, as the U.S. Court of Federal Claims previously had, that the tribunal lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the case. The opinion explained that SIC was formed in the mid-1990s to provide telecommunications services to native Haw...

The information superhighway must be accessible and affordable for all Antjuan Seawright, opinion contributor © Getty The information superhighway must be accessible and affordable for all The older I get, the more I realize the less I know. So, per the usual, I had a history lesson not long ago from House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.). The subject matter this time was a topic familiar to many Americans: broadband access. Now, being a child of the Information Age, I thou...

News24 has dispatched a letter to the head of the police's Crime Intelligence division, the judge in charge of authorising the interception of electronic communication and the inspector-general of intelligence demanding that the apparent surveillance of reporter Jeff Wicks ceases immediately.