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The year 2009 shall be best remembered as the ‘Black Year’ in the media fraternity in Uganda and the reasons for this have always been certain.
The last time I spoke with the Weekly Message´s ‘Hardthought’ Columnist and also Voice of Africa...
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A member of Reporters Without Borders, holds a placard with the picture of American journalist Roxana Saberi jailed in Iran, outside the Iran Air office in Paris Tuesday, April 28, 2009. American journalist jailed in Iran for allegedly spying for the...
