Special Report: A Radio Jock (Mading Ng’or) Tests Freedom’s Limits in New Nation

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In a country where most people get their news not from the Internet, newspapers or television but from the radio, Mading Ngor is about as big as journalists get. The 29-year-old radioman is decidedly not impartial. But his brash, crusading reports and interviews on Bakhita Radio are required listening for politicians and the public alike. In the fourth installment of a series about the world’s newest nation, Reuters offers a profile of one of South Sudan’s best knows journalists. South Sudan is a lot freer for the press than Sudan. But even edgy journalists like Ngor are still figuring out how far the media can go.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/12/us-south-sudan-radio-idUSBRE86B08Y20120712

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PaanLuel Wël is the founder and editor-in-chief of PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd, a news website that covers news, opinions, analysis, history, culture and literature of South Sudan and the world. Founded in July 2011 by PaanLuel Wël to create a platform for free expression and constructive dialogue, the website features articles from various contributors, including columnists, commentators, poets, authors, activists and academics. PaanLuel Wël believes that media can play a vital role in informing, educating and empowering the people to participate in nation-building and social transformation. He also believes that media can foster a culture of dialogue, tolerance and diversity among different communities and groups, and hopes to inspire and mentor the next generation of South Sudanese writers and journalists.

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