Independent Media’s exit from Press Council ‘plays into hands of those in power’
21 October 2016 - 18:41
The Press Council has questioned Independent Media's decision to appoint its own ombudsman and abandon its membership with the regulatory body. Press Council director Joe Thloloe said on Friday the move was ironic in the week that the industry commemorates Black Wednesday – the day in October 1977 on which the apartheid government shut down various newspapers and its critics.
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