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Media freedom has come a long way in Africa, but it’s still precarious
It's World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday, 3 May. Professor Tuwana Kupe takes a look at the state of media...
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Is the ANC forcing media into ‘revolutionary’ mode?
OPINION: Is the governing party's behaviour, and that of its president, shaping how the media reports on its activities, leading...
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What is news in the 21st century?
When celebrated media and communication theorist Dennis McQuail proposed in 1992 that news was a selective, socially manufactured product with...
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New ethical standards for social newsgathering
The Online News Association (ONA) released a new ethical code on Friday to help the industry set standards around social newsgathering, a much-needed protocol...
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Is the mass media being conned over the racism issue?
OPINION: Is it a coincidence that the sudden increase in media reports on racism is taking place in an election...
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The Independent’s final edition summed up all that is powerful about newsprint
A strong investigative front-page story alleging that a U.K.-based Saudi dissident was connected with a plot to kill a Saudi...
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