Right of reply: Selective media myopia and amnesia
Anton Harber’s recent diatribe attacking me is a reminder of how narrow and biased media commentators themselves have become in ...
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Why the handling of a false South African news report about 10 babies has set off alarm bells
South African newspaper proprietor Dr Iqbal Survé has long pushed the boundaries of credibility, but recently he crossed the line ...
Read moreDetailsIndependent Media’s ‘explosive’ report into Tembisa 10 leaves more questions than answers
The long-awaited report into various investigations into Pretoria News editor Piet Rampedi’s Tembisa 10 story has raised more questions than ...
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Editor dismissals: historic overview
In February this year, Yogas Nair was appointed internal ombud for Survé’s Sekunjalo Independent Media newspaper company. She assured readers ...
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When journalists lie: Mpati Commission findings expose the truth
Anyone who watched 77 witnesses give eight months’ of televised under-oath evidence at the Mpati Commission of Inquiry must have ...
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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 ...
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