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1.	South Africa: Batten down the hatches - media heads for cost-cutting (Opinion)
	Author: Gill Moodie	Date Written: 8 November 2011
	Primary Category: Media	Document Origin: Biz-community
	Secondary Category: Southern Region	Source URL: http://www.bizcommunity.com/
	Key Words: South Africa, media freedom, economic justice
	Summary & Comment: Once again South Africa is staring economic downturn in the face and there are already signs that the country’s media houses will be cutting costs and retrenching staff over the next four or five months, before financial year-end. But the news is not all bad. MEM
2.	Liberia: Press Union of Liberia condemns attacks on journalists
	Author: Press Release	Date Written: 19 October 2011
	Primary Category: Media	Document Origin: The Analyst
	Secondary Category: Western Region	Source URL: http://www.analystliberia.com/
	Key Words: Liberia, press freedom, media, human rights
	Summary & Comment: "The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has condemned recent arson attacks against Liberian journalists. The PUL described attacks on the Love FM and journalists at the Truth FM as completely worrisome, and called on the perpetrators of such violence conducts to desist." HSEN
3.	Kenya: How (not) to remember Wambui Waiyaki Otieno
	Author: Grace A. Musila	Date Written: 26 September 2011
	Primary Category: Media	Document Origin: Pambazuka News, Issue 549
	Secondary Category: Gender	Source URL:
	Key Words: Kenya, gender, human rights, Wambui Waiyaki Otieno
	Summary & Comment: "If they must sing about Wambui Otieno, ‘may our children’s songs be a robust tribute to the courageous spirit of a woman who said “sikubali!” to the chauvinist currents of her time,’ writes Grace A. Musila" MEM
4.	Democratic Republic of Congo media: No to verbal abuse by politicians
	Author: Alice Bafiala	Date Written: 27 August 2011
	Primary Category: Media	Document Origin: Radio Netherlans Worldwide
	Secondary Category: Central Region	Source URL: http://www.rnw.nl/
	Key Words: Congo-Kinshasa, media, journalists
	Summary & Comment: Hundreds of journalists marched last Friday Aug 26th in Kinshasa, to condemn physical and verbal abuse of media professionals in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They demanded respect and that Yves Kisombe M.P. be stripped of his parliamentary status for comments he made. Kisombe has apologized. Journalists also look for protection during the 3 mo . . . [expand]
5.	Egypt: Pharaoh in a cage
	Author: Dibussi Tande	Date Written: 8 August 2011
	Primary Category: Media	Document Origin: Pambazuka News, Issue 543
	Secondary Category: Human Rights	Source URL: http://pambazuka.org/
	Key Words: Egypt, human rights, Hosni Mubarak
	Summary & Comment: ’The surreal images of ex-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak on a hospital bed inside an iron cage in a Cairo courtroom have been the leading topic in the African blogosphere this week,’ writes Dibussi Tande. MEM
6.	Burundi: Radio journalists repeatedly summoned, fuelling hostile climate for media freedom
	Author: Reporters Without Border	Date Written: 29 July 2011
	Primary Category: Media	Document Origin: Reporters Without Borders
	Secondary Category: Human Rights	Source URL: http://en.rsf.org
	Key Words: Burundi, media, press freedom, harassment
	Summary & Comment: Reporters Without Borders condemns the harassment of two privately-owned radio stations, Radio Publique Africaine (RPA) and Radio Isanganiro, in the form of a series of summonses. RPA news editor Bob Rugurika for example has been summoned three times in 11 days. HSEN
7.	Africa: Norway killer’s diary entry sarcastic of Kenyan singer
	Author: Kevin J Kelley	Date Written: 25 July 2011
	Primary Category: Media	Document Origin: Daily Nation, Kenya
	Secondary Category: Culture	Source URL: http://www.nation.co.ke/
	Key Words: Norway, Kenya, racism, Anders Behring Breivik
	Summary & Comment: A diary compiled by confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik includes comments critical of a Kenyan singer who represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest. This is telling of how much racism and hate may still exist in Europe. MEM