AKA’s murder video: Gossip sites in sensationalist feeding frenzy
The explosive viral spread of the grainy but dramatic footage of AKA's murder shows the limits of mainstream media ethics.
Digital migration: court delay upholds information rights of poor South Africans
South Africa’s Constitutional Court has decided to strike down the government’s plans to end old-style analogue television broadcasting at the...
Journalism has changed. Education must reflect the reality
Journalists are more likely to have to behave like entrepreneurs in the gig economy, moving from one short-term contract to...
False story about decuplets was a low point for journalism: how to fix the damage
For a moment, the tale of a woman in Tembisa, northeast of Johannesburg, and her record-breaking '10 babies' seemed like...
New threats to media freedom come from unexpected directions
Media Freedom Day in South Africa marks the anniversary of a brutal crackdown by the apartheid state on the media...
South Africa has a rich bag of big, small and eclectic community radio stations
SA’s community radio sector has grown to be a significant player. But there’s comparatively little hard information on it. Wits...
