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CNN: Zimbabwe demands $36,000 fee from journalists

January 8th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted by John Thompson in Editors' pick

CNN reports that the Zimbabwean government is demanding that foreign journalists pay a combined annual licence fee of $36,000 to practice journalism in its country. This appears to be supported by a story in the Zimbabwe Times. Full story…

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Copyright online: Think about protecting your blog content, as well as your photos. Check out the Creative Commons Press Kit page for the different types of licences you can apply to your work. Tipster: Judith Townend. To submit a tip to Journalism.co.uk, use this link - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. Full story...

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