Media debate highlights need to nurture ethics
- 28 Mar 2012 14:38 - Nickolaus Bauer
- A South African National Editors Forum debate has highlighted the need to nurture ethical and responsible journalism in order to avoid manipulation.
Draft policies are 'not the final word'
- 09 Mar 2012 00:00 - Sharda Naidoo
- ANC draft policies have apparently been hurriedly watered down to calm investors who were alarmed by leaked reports.
Media self-regulation is ideal
- 03 Feb 2012 00:00 - The Editorial
- Ruling party's participation in the hearings of the Press Freedom Commission comes as a surprise.
The right to write
- 26 Aug 2011 00:00 - Staff Reporter
- ANC as keen as ever to suppress media freedom.
Media take too many liberties, says Zuma
- 15 Jun 2011 15:56 - Paul Vecchiatto
- President Jacob Zuma has taken a swipe at the media coverage of his budget vote speech in Parliament.
Media punishment should be 'proportionate'
- 17 Feb 2011 16:55 - Staff Reporter
- Punishment given to newspapers for irresponsible reporting should be "proportionate" to the harm caused, said Media Monitoring Africa on Thursday.
2011 may be the year that civil society rises as an opposition force
- 07 Jan 2011 05:00 - Mandy Rossouw
- Even in the euphoric dawn of democracy in 1994 there were fears of the lack of a credible opposition that could challenge the ANC.
This is our chance to be the best we can be
- 07 Jan 2011 07:00 - Rapule Tabane
- Although the ANC will dictate the priorities, it's up to us to make the country work writes Rapule Tabane.
Attack a defence in disguise
- 05 Nov 2010 03:00 - Staff Reporter
- The M&G responds to Robert Gumede's smear campaign against it.
Healing journalism, one beat at a time
- 04 Nov 2010 00:00 - Guy Berger
- Wouldn't it be grand if health journalism became the healthiest trend-setter for the whole family of journalism?
ANC rifts drag in the media
- 25 Oct 2010 14:40 - Rapule Tabane
- "In the most significant Media Freedom Week since 1994, the South African media is caught in a moral dilemma," writes Rapule Tabane
Freedom must be lived
- 22 Oct 2010 08:44 - Staff Reporter
- Thirty-three years ago, on October 19 1977, the apartheid government banned three newspapers and many political organisations.
Secrets Bill and govt deafness
- 22 Oct 2010 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- Radical revisions needed, not tinkering.
Writers against the Protection of Informationa Bill / Media Tibunal
- 22 Oct 2010 00:00 -
- Freedom of expression along with the vote -- universal suffrage -- is the basis of democracy.
Surmounting deadlock over the state of South African media freedom
- 21 Oct 2010 06:00 - Guy Berger
- National Press Freedom Day on October 19 is a fitting anniversary to take stock of threats to South African journalism.
ANC defends call for media tribunal
- 24 Sep 2010 12:50 - Staff Reporter
- The ANC has defended its push for a controversial media tribunal and called on Parliament to consider the press oversight body.
An appeals body can coexist with and bolster press ombud
- 10 Sep 2010 18:15 -
- Public engagement also lends credibility to powerful private institutions, especially when it comes to balancing constitutional rights.
The site your mom warned you about
- 10 Sep 2010 13:49 - Tanya Pampalone
- The Daily Maverick is taking on big media in a big way -- and its fans love it. But its future still rests on support from advertisers.
It's your Right2Know too
- 09 Sep 2010 16:04 - Staff Reporter
- From Nadine Gordimer to Pieter Dirk Uys -- prominent South Africans are coming out in support of amaBhungane's Right2know campaign.
Journalism schools take stand against media tribunal
- 30 Aug 2010 11:26 - Staff Reporter
- Journalism schools on Monday added their voices to criticism of the proposed media appeals tribunal and the Protection of Information Bill.
