Media Authority lifts ban on 20 foreign journalists File photo: Opposition leader speaks to foreign journalists in Addis Ababa in 2015. (Mulugeta Ayene/AP)
South Sudan’s Media Authority has lifted the ban on foreign journalists who were prevented from operating within the country. The media regulatory body recently said it had banned at least 20 foreign journalists from media coverage in the country for what it termed “unsubstantiated and unrealistic stories.” The body was created under a bill signed into law in 2014. Its members, including representatives of the National Security Service, Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Cabinet Affairs, were appointed by President Kiir. Alfred Taban, Head of Information at Steering Committee for National Dialogue, told Radio Tamazuj on Thursday that the Media Authority had agreed to allow unhindered media coverage in South Sudan.He further said the authorities will allow the 20 foreign journalists to operate in South Sudan without any hindrance. Taban, who also heads the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS), claimed that the foreign journalists were prevented from entering the country because they did not have entry visas. According to Taban, the government has already accepted to give entry visas to the 20 foreign journalists. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oqUbVYvtKqdKECH-D9qWjv9w951yhhfsUjW1U1JBR-kYQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
