Media paying heavy price for bravery � Nasha
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
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Nasha at the MISA gala
Speaking at a Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Botswana gala dinner over the weekend, Nasha said the media houses that had “dared not to keep silent” were suffering financially from government’s ban on advertising.
“The media houses that have been brave enough in bringing attention to the ordinary Motswana, crucial and sometimes disturbing information, which probably would have gone unnoticed, are feeling the pinch of that bravery,” she said.
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