{"id":142576,"date":"2024-01-24T02:47:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T02:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/24\/we-must-resist-the-suppression-of-media-freedom-julius-malema\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T02:47:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T02:47:01","slug":"we-must-resist-the-suppression-of-media-freedom-julius-malema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/24\/we-must-resist-the-suppression-of-media-freedom-julius-malema\/","title":{"rendered":"We must resist the suppression of media freedom &#8211; Julius Malema"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South African politician and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema says Ghana must deal with any traces of the suppression of media freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, the media, which is the fourth estate of the realm is the only institution that shines light on the ills of society and must be protected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He revealed that it does not matter how badly the media writes about politicians; politicians must protect the right of the media to write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Because without that pen, you must know there is an ushering in of dictatorship. 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