IFJ Decries Crackdown on Media In Malaysia

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is decrying a reported media crackdown in Malaysia, describing it as a “setback to media freedom and freedom of expression”.

IFJ says it “increasingly” sees “journalists and news portals being investigated by the police and charged with criminal offences because of their reporting”.

Serving The State In The Midst Of Maltreatment And Terrorization: How’s The Liberian Media Helping Fight Ebola?

By: D Kaihenneh Sengbeh

Literate citizens are getting a good bill of information from publications about Ebola in nearly all newspapers published in the country

It was funny but serious. The message was quite clear. Everyone burst into laughter and quickly turned quiet—listening, again. The driver knew occupants of his vehicle were religiously listening. He raised the volume of the radio. Three voices sounding reminiscent of Kissi, Bassa and Fula tribes were discussing the deadly Ebola Virus disease (Ebola, for short in this article) outbreak in the country. Their discussion, humorous in nature, was focused on how the disease is contracted, prevented, and how to handle people suspected to be having the virus to avoid spread of the killer disease, among others.