Benjamin Netanyahu's murky dealings with media outlets. Plus, colonial-era media laws in use across sub-Saharan Africa.
Netanyahu's media manipulations
There's a corruption case in Israel that centres on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attempts to control the media, a story that also exposes the degree to which certain Israeli news outlets are willing to sell out their coverage.
Elections are just weeks away and Netanyahu is looking at charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
The prime minister is using the fake news defence, calling the case a witch-hunt cooked up by political rivals and their friends in the media.
It's a line Netanyahu has used before but the victim narrative is starting to sound a little unconvincing.
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