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SAfm changes reveal a broader malaise in a dumbed-down society
In the SABC’s bid to boost listenership, it’s letting commercial interests trump the public interest
Don’t cry no tears, FBJ tells 702
Newspaper columnist Jon Qwelane on Wednesday at a public forum organised by the South African Human Rights Commission refused to apologise for calling a former colleague a…
Racism and the media: ‘We’re not out of the woods’
The emergence of the Forum of Black Journalists (FBJ) indicates there are problems in the media, South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) CEO Tseliso Thipanyane said on…
SAHRC to debate black media forum
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is to hold a public forum on complaints of racial prejudice against the Forum of Black Journalists (FBJ) and the issue of…
702 lays complaint about ‘coconut’ slur
Yusuf Abramjee, Primedia Broadcasting group’s head of news and talk programming, and Talk Radio 702/567 host Kieno Kammies on Monday laid a formal complaint of discrimination…
‘What did Zuma say behind closed doors?’
The in-camera conference African National Congress president Jacob Zuma gave to the Forum of Black Journalists was similar to the off-the-record briefing given to black editors…
White journalists fume over forum’s Zuma meet
White journalists expressed their dismay after they were denied access to the ”hottest news ticket in town” when barred from listening to African National Congress president…
Storm brews over journalists’ forum
”I saw nothing wrong,” said African National Congress president Jacob Zuma when asked whether he approved of the exclusion of white journalists from an address at the Forum of…