US embassy cable - 03HARARE2399

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"DAILY NEWS" IS HONORED; HARARE

Identifier: 03HARARE2399
Wikileaks: View 03HARARE2399 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Harare
Created: 2003-12-15 05:02:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: PREL KPAO KMDR ZI Media and Communications
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.


 
UNCLAS HARARE 002399 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR AF/PDPA FOR DALTON, MITCHELL, SIMS AND EHRMAN 
NSC FOR TEITLEBAUM 
LONDON FOR GURNEY 
PARIS FOR NEARY 
NAIROBI FOR PFLAUMER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, KPAO, KMDR, ZI, Media and Communications 
SUBJECT: "DAILY NEWS" IS HONORED; HARARE 
 
  1.   On December 10 at a ceremony held at the Espace EDF 
      Electra in Paris, Zimbabwe's only private daily newspaper, 
      The Daily News, was awarded the 2003 Reporters Without 
      Borders - Foundation de France Prize for being "a media 
      that best exemplifies the struggle for the freedom of 
      expression and the right to be informed." 
 
  2.   Ironically the Daily News was shut down by the 
      Government of Zimbabwe on Sept 12 and has been fighting in 
      courts to resume publication. 
 
  3.   This week, December 8 - 12, Post hosted a five day 
      workshop on "Ethics, news gathering and editing," for more 
      than 30 "Daily News" reporters, sub-editors, proof readers, 
      and editors.  Retired American Foreign Service Officer 
      George Newman conducted the workshop. Septel to follow. 
 
SULLIVAN 

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