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Newsletter n° 27 |
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| The Business of Newspapers
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| Newspapers to Get Royalties from Radio in Ghana |
Radio stations in Ghana may soon be required to pay royalties for the use of newspaper material in their programmes. This governmental proposal has been greatly anticipated by newspapers from around the country, as many newspapers attribute revenue loss to these types of radio programmes. Due to these programmes, people receive for free what they would otherwise have to pay for from the news stands. Not all members of the media, however, are in agreement with the proposal.
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| Prison Sentence Could Put an End to Moroccan newspaper |
"If I have to serve my prison sentence it might be the end of the newspaper," says Mustapha Kechnini, director of the Moroccan weekly newspaper "Al Hayat al Maghribia" (circulation 6,000) which is published in the northeast town of Oujda.
Kechnini was sentenced to one year in prison on 4 August for "incitement to violence" for the newspaper’s publication of a statement by an Islamist.
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| NEWS FROM THE MEDIA SCENE
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| Sweden and Ireland Support Media in Mozambique |
Mozambique’s media will receive an external boost from the international community to promote independent coverage of upcoming municipal and general elections.
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| PRESS FREEDOM
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| Mozambican Judge Awarded 2003 MISA Press Freedom Award |
Dr. Augusto Raul Paulino, the judge who presided over the trial of six men accused of murdering investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso in November 2000, has been awarded the 2003 MISA Press Freedom AwardDr. Augusto Raul Paulino, the judge who presided over the trial of six men accused of murdering investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso in November 2000, has been awarded the 2003 MISA Press Freedom Award
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