By Magnus Ag on
On August 16, CPJ sent a letter to South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma to express our concern about legislative proposals that would severely restrict South Africa’s independent press corps. The letter received a great deal of media attention in South Africa and internationally.
Please follow this link to read Reuters’ article about the letter.
Assistant Advocacy Director Magnus Ag is a New York-based human rights advocate and journalist. Prior to joining CPJ in 2010, Ag worked as head of section in the Danish Ministry for Science, Technology, and Innovation. He holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in political science from the University of Copenhagen. He speaks English, Danish, and Norwegian. Contact him here or follow him on Twitter @AgMagnus.