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– MEAA welcomes Senate's future of journalism inquiry (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News May 10, 2017

The news comes as Fairfax Media journalists have returned to work after a seven-day strike having highlighted the threats to quality journalism that will result if Fairfax continues with plans to make 125 metropolitan daily journalists redundant.
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