Zimbabwe Shuts Down Popular Newspaper
By Alicia Burns
Sep 16, 2003
 he New York Times reported that on September 12th Zimbabwe police shut down the country's largest opposition newspaper. The Daily News has a circulation of 100,000 and is part of a small network of independent press in the authoritarian country. Government control of the country's radio, television, and newspaper outlets has increased in the past year, as reporters have been forced to disclose political affiliations along with their home addresses, and can be punished for dissenting views. The building that houses the paper is now under 24-hour police surveillance. The New York Times reported that on September 12th Zimbabwe police shut down the country's largest opposition newspaper. The Daily News has a circulation of 100,000 and is part of a small network of independent press in the authoritarian country. Government control of the country's radio, television, and newspaper outlets has increased in the past year, as reporters have been forced to disclose political affiliations along with their home addresses, and can be punished for dissenting views. The building that houses the paper is now under 24-hour police surveillance.
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