March 15, 1988

Media Restrictions in South Africa

The subcommittee held a hearing on media restrictions placed on the South African press. Witnesses discussed the ramifications of this censorship on journalists' ability to report fully and realistically both in South Africa and the world at large.

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Ameen Akhalwaya Editor Indicator
Dan Burton U.S. Representative [R] Indiana

James M. Clarke U.S. Representative [D] North Carolina
Irwin Manoin Deputy Editor Weekly Mail
John B. Oakes Member Committee to Protect Journalists
John Phelan Professor Fordham University->Communications
Allister Sparks Visiting Professor Duke University
Leonard Sussman Senior Scholar Freedom House->International Communications
Howard Wolpe U.S. Representative [D] Michigan

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House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa

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Program ID:: 1637-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Mar 15, 1988 | 11:21pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Mar 19, 1988 | 3:46pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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Mar 15, 1988 | 11:21pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Mar 19, 1988 | 3:46pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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