MATT condemns situation at Trinidad Guardian newspapers

Jul 11, 2013

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) Wednesday said it is monitoring “with serious concern developments over the last 24 hours at the Trinidad Guardian newsroom that appears to be a major threat to press freedom”.
Journalists at the newspaper walked off their jobs amid reported government pressure on the board of directors to have Editor-in-Chief, Judy Raymond “re-assigned”.
Media reports said that the newspaper has been under government pressure following a string of damning reports on alleged government wrong-doing.

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