South Sudanese regulator accuses media of bias

Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) chairman Oliver Modi (left) attends a meeting on the killing of South Sudanese journalist Peter Moi of The New Nation newspaper on August 21, 2015 in Juba. Journalists in the country work under threat. PHOTO | AFP

South Sudanese media regulator has warned journalists against what it termed as an "assassination of the country and its government".

Speaking at a forum on Freedom of Expression and Journalists' Safety held in Juba on Thursday, the director of media compliance at the South Sudan Media Authority, Mr Sapana Lado, accused reporters of fuelling the crisis in the war-torn country through biased reporting.