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Polokwane resolution #9: Media transformation, media appeals tribunal and increased funding for the SABC

Polokwane resolution #9: Media transformation, media appeals tribunal and increased funding for the SABC

13 Dec 2012 16:00 - Verashni Pillay
As the ANC goes to its elective conference in Mangaung, we look at the resolutions made at the 2007 Polokwane conference. What have they achieved?
Towards a free, responsible press

Towards a free, responsible press

26 Apr 2012 00:00 - Staff Reporter
There is a great deal of important detail still to be finalised, but we should now put the idea of a statutory press commissariat behind us.
Press hearings raise questions

Press hearings raise questions

24 Feb 2012 00:00 - Glenda Daniels
NEWS ANALYSIS: There is little clarity about the form a media appeals tribunal is likely to take.
On Chris Vick and sympathy for the devil

On Chris Vick and sympathy for the devil

21 Feb 2012 15:50 - Nic Dawes
Nic Dawes says the media should not be embarrassed by Chris Vick, who speaks for money and power, and not for "the little people" as he claims.

Press ombud confirms rise in newspaper complaints

11 Feb 2012 17:21 - Staff Reporter
The Press Council's Ombudsman has reported to editors a 70% increase over the last three years in the number of complaints about newspaper reports.
Protector calls for press ombud to be more 'autonomous'

Protector calls for press ombud to be more 'autonomous'

01 Feb 2012 17:56 - Sipho Kings
At the Press Freedom Commission hearings, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela called for the press ombud to be "beefed up" and given more autonomy.
'Clash of paradigms' as editors defend self-regulation

'Clash of paradigms' as editors defend self-regulation

01 Feb 2012 06:21 - Sipho Kings
Newspaper editors have warned the Press Freedom Commission that introducing a media appeals tribunal would be "the death knell of a free press".
ANC: Media regulation should be independent

ANC: Media regulation should be independent

31 Jan 2012 15:08 - Sipho Kings
The ANC still wants "independent regulation" for the media, arguing that self-regulatory efforts are undermined by vested interests.
Cosatu attacks 'capitalist' press

Cosatu attacks 'capitalist' press

27 Jan 2012 00:00 - Glenda Daniels
But the trade union federation stops short of calling for a mandatory media tribunal.
Broader public called to comment

Broader public called to comment

14 Oct 2011 09:07 - Glenda Daniels
Commission is embarking on a campaign to elicit debate and is researching possible regulation.

Control disguised as transformation

23 Sep 2011 00:00 - Glenda Daniels
COMMENT: Parliamentary indaba an attempt to usher in a media appeals tribunal through the side door
The conundrum that is Lumko Mtimde

The conundrum that is Lumko Mtimde

17 Jun 2011 14:45 - Ilham Rawoot
Lumko Mtimde, chief executive of the MDDA, has been consistently outspoken in his support for a media appeals tribunal.
Open season on the media

Open season on the media

17 Jun 2011 00:00 - Glenda Daniels
A three-pronged attack by the government comes as self-scrutiny increases.
Press not off ANC's hook

Press not off ANC's hook

10 Jun 2011 00:00 - Glenda Daniels
The planned media appeals tribunal is once again high on the ruling party's agenda .
Media threats: The facts

Video | Media threats: The facts

30 Jun 2011 14:56
amaBhungane's Glenda Daniels explains everything you need to know about the proposed media appeals tribunal, Protection of Information Bill, and government's threat to pull media advertising. Watch the video for a neat summary of the threats to media freedom in SA at the moment.

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