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Press Freedom: Views from stakeholders
Hon. Joy Kwaje, Head of the Committee of Information, South Sudan Legislative Assembly: “As a committee, we are committed to …
UNESCO provides training on post conflict sensitive reporting
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is committed to media development and press freedom in South Sudan. …
UJOSS press freedom observatory report on the state of press freedom a...
By UJOSS Amongst the challenges facing the fledgling state of South Sudan is the dire need to promote and establish …
Windhoek Anniversary timely as South Sudan struggles with press freedo...
By Oliver Modi The 3rd May is the date set aside annually to celebrate World Press Freedom Day (WPFD). This …
GoSS Minister of Information’s views on Press Freedom in South Sudan
By Paul Jimbo Before the independence of South Sudan, the then Sudan was synonymous with grabbing local and international news …
South Sudanese journalists resort to self-censorship for survival
By Paullina Poni Journalists in South Sudan have resorted to self-censorship as a survival tactic to defy the odds arrayed …
Sponsor the People’s Voice
Introduction The People’s Voice is a monthly newspaper supplement produced by the Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS), in …
MDI workshop for MENA academics on developing Reporting Diversity Curr...
Event date: 23 – 25 September 2011 Country: Tunisia The Media Diversity institute is to hold a training workshop ‘Reporting …
Op-Ed: Awaiting Concrete Action by GOSS on Press Freedom
By Michael Koma, UJOSS Secretary General On May 3rd this year, the Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) marked World Press Freedom Day in a small hotel room in Juba. May 3rd was proclaimed by the United Nations as...
Diversity fellowship for sports journalists in the USA
Deadline: 5 September 2011 Country: USA The Associated Press Sports Editors is accepting applications for Fellows for its 2011-2012 Program. …
