Media Houses in South Sudan Face Threats Over Sensitive Reporting [3:42]

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Media outlets in South Sudan reveal that reporting on sensitive subjects such as corruption or crimes involving political and military figures is a dangerous endeavor for journalists. An editor at a Juba radio station disclosed that whenever they broadcast such reports, the station receives calls and messages from unidentified individuals, issuing threats to harm reporters or shut down the station. For South Sudan in Focus, Deng Ghai Deng reports from Bor.