Herman Wasserman

Study sheds light on scourge of ‘fake’ news in Africa

Africa Herman Wasserman - 22 Nov 2018

Disinformation in Africa often takes the form of extreme speech inciting violence and spreading racist, misogynous, xenophobic messages

Born-frees have precious little freedom

Article Adam Haupt & Herman Wasserman - 26 Apr 2012

The gang rape of a teenager and the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old girl tell us a great deal about the failures of news media as well as the state.

Gang rape, murder: Are these children truly ‘born free’?

Analysis Adam Haupt & Herman Wasserman - 23 Apr 2012

The gang rape of a teenager and the shooting of a 12-year-old girl tell us as much as about the failures of news media as they do about the state.

The devil or the deep blue sea?

Article Herman Wasserman - 16 Oct 2007

The SABC is not the only public broadcaster marred by internal wrangling. Its British counterpart the BBC grapples with its own problems, writes Herman Wasserman.

The Queen and I

Article Herman Wasserman - 22 Aug 2007

Tony Blair's attack on the media in his last days in power seemed like a sharp U-turn. In his early days as prime minister, he was the one who urged the Queen to embrace the postmodern media culture where celebrities were the new royals, writes Herman Wasserman.

Is our media (still) racist?

Article Herman Wasserman - 22 Aug 2007

For the media to contribute to a more non-racial society, it has to do more than avoid explicit racial stereotypes, racist hate speech or the linking of race with crime, writes Herman Wasserman.