Zapiro Joins Protest Against SA Protection Of Information Bill

There's not a whole lot to this story other than the usual, "well, there it is," but I think it worth noting that the cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro aka Zapiro participated in a march against ongoing attempts to pass a "protection of information" bill, whereby the South African government would be able to classify a broad range of information as being of interest to national security and out of the hands of that country's press. That so much of the coverage of this bill has mentioned Zapiro along the way gives you an idea of his place within that country's medial landscape -- it's hard to imagine any North American cartoonist afforded that kind of status -- and suggests that he may be oriented towards his role differently than many of his peers in other countries. I mean, I can't imagine this protected information directly interfering with Zapiro's job, but it's clear he feels a solidarity with the reporters rather than stands at a remove.
 
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