R Kelly vs Media Freedom

The South African National Editor’s Forum (SANEF) has criticised visiting musician, R Kelly, for provoking the anger of journalists and editors by trying to trample on their rights.

In a press statement, SANEF says it was shocked to learn that an attempt was made to compel journalists covering the musician to sign a document that commits them to censorship and several stringent conditions in direct violation of media freedom, a right guaranteed in the Constitution.

SANEF has called on R Kelly and his team to stop violating media freedom. The organisation says that if R Kelly has any concerns about the journalism in the country, he should raise them openly so that they can be addressed.

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