The two interdependent forces in media

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By Angel Navuri

In many newsrooms today, the biggest threat to media freedom is not a knock on the door from authorities it is the quiet pressure of the balance sheet. Across Tanzania and much of Africa, media organisations are navigating a difficult reality: the need to remain financially viable while upholding the core principles of independent journalism. The question is no longer theoretical. It is immediate and practical can media freedom and business survival truly coexist?