Journalists are back to work at Uganda's leading privately
owned daily, The Monitor, after a
10-day siege of their newsroom by police. But that does not mean it is business
as usual for the nation's press. The paper's owners at the Nation Media Group evidently
begged and negotiated for its reopening--signaling to other media houses that they
should toe the government line or face a similar stranglehold. Although the
deliberations were successful in returning the paper to the newsstands, the
long-term costs may prove exorbitant.
Do you believe the free flow of information must be protected? Sign the #RightToReport petition and demand that President Obama immediately:
1. Issue a presidential policy directive prohibiting the hacking and surveillance of journalists and media organizations.
2. Limit aggressive prosecutions that ensnare journalists and intimidate whistleblowers.
3. Prevent the harassment of journalists at the U.S. border.
Or click here to see the full petition, and join leading journalists like Christiane Amanpour, The Guardian’s Alan Rusbridger, Editor of the AP Kathleen Carroll, and Arianna Huffington in signing on.
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