President Robert Mugabe's allies have been accused of clamping down on independent media and using state broadcasters to promote propaganda - claims they deny.

BBC: Zimbabweans hope for democratic rebirth

Earlier this month, Abe George, one of two candidate running against Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes, who is seeking re-election, sought a court injunction seeking to stop the airing of the show on the grounds that it was campaign propaganda that violated the state's laws on corporate donation limits.

WSJ: 'Brooklyn DA' Show in Court Again

Technology has made more immediate, more dispersed and more vexing (for many authorities) what has always been a battle between purveyors of news and opinion (or propaganda and "filth") and the state.

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