The ANC branded the print media "a protection racket" yesterday and urged Parliament to investigate the creation of a "media appeals tribunal" that the party says would make reporters more accountable.
The government has tabled a Protection of Information Bill that media analysts say could kill investigative journalism, and a Protection of Private Information Bill that would also curb the work of reporters trying to probe beyond the public statements put out by the government.(http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article577048.ece/ANCs-media-tribunal-plan)
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