Media Bill Goes Too Far – ANC MP
The African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament, Ben Turok, has urged his party to make the press ombudsman more transparent and accountable to the public rather than impose a media tribunal.
Speaking during a Mail&Guardian Critical Thinking Forum debate on media freedom in Cape Town, Turok said that the Protection of Information Bill ‘goes too far’ and that the proposed media appeals tribunal is not the solution.
He further said that suggestions that ANC is a one-party state that is overwhelmingly in favour of the tribunal are not true, adding that some colleagues within the ruling party agree with him that the solution lay in beefing up the ombudsman, the media's self-regulating mechanism.
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Speaking during a Mail&Guardian Critical Thinking Forum debate on media freedom in Cape Town, Turok said that the Protection of Information Bill ‘goes too far’ and that the proposed media appeals tribunal is not the solution.
He further said that suggestions that ANC is a one-party state that is overwhelmingly in favour of the tribunal are not true, adding that some colleagues within the ruling party agree with him that the solution lay in beefing up the ombudsman, the media's self-regulating mechanism.
To read the article titled, “ANC MP says info Bill goes too far,” click here.
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