1.   Independent broadcasters uniformly avoid critical coverage of the government for fear of losing their licenses.

2.   That is why the current campaign by President Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia to harass and suppress independent broadcasters and newspapers warrants special attention and protest from abroad.

3.   After Yugoslav officials shut down the sixth independent broadcaster in just over a week, Serbian opposition parties and media called for action Friday to halt the media crackdown.

4.   Few politically independent broadcasters exist in Congo.

5.   He emphasised that RTHK was an independent public broadcaster that airs all types of public views.

6.   Mindful of past broken promises, an association of independent broadcasters said it wanted something more tangible.

7.   Radio Australia is the primary independent broadcaster in the Asia-Pacific region competing with the BBC and Voice of America.

8.   Serbian government officials ordered independent broadcasters Wednesday to stop airing foreign programs and said an official ban will follow.

9.   Several weekly newspapers are run on small budgets, while the Roman Catholic radio station Eclesia is the only independent national broadcaster.

10.   The move was supported overwhelmingly by parliament, but it enraged many independent broadcasters who receive significant foreign funding.