SANEF.jpg Sanef Statement, 4 February 2016 Malema's threat towards Journalists The SA National Editors' Forum has noted with concern the dangerous remarks made today by EFF leader Julius Malema threatening journalists employed by ANN7 and The New Age. It is unacceptable for any political party to intimidate journalists and to publicly state that they cannot guarantee their safety. The SANEF urges the EFF not to ban journalists working for Gupta-owned media from covering EFF events & press conferences and to reaffirm the rights to media freedom and association. The EFF is entitled to its views about media owners, but should allow journalists to conduct their work without fear and in a climate conducive to the free exchange of information. Freedom of the media and freedom of expression are enshrined in our Constitution and should be respected by the EFF. A diverse media is essential for a robust and healthy democracy. South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) Statement issued by Adriaan Basson, SANEF Media Freedom Committee Chairperson 4 February 2016 From: http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politics/malemas-remarks-unacceptable--sanef -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
