Tabloid newspapers are seen as sensationalist – but Daily Sun flipped that script during Covid-19
Contrary to what might have been expected by its critics, we found that the Daily Sun's coverage was contextually relevant ...
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Tag: media ethics
Need for improved transparency and accountability in Africa’s media markets
The World Federation of Advertisers says ad fraud will cost advertisers $50 billion a year by 2025. As global brands ...
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Public trust in the media is at a new low: a radical rethink of journalism is needed
A recent report by an independent panel on the ethics and credibility of South Africa’s news media makes for worrying ...
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Jacques Pauw didn’t merely ruin his reputation, he dealt another blow to media credibility
Jacques Pauw hasn’t just caused potentially great harm to those in the story, he has also destroyed his own credibility ...
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A disturbing development at the Pretoria News
“The book offers a lot of new information that was not previously in the public domain. The newspaper’s conduct at ...
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SANEF inquiry provides ethical journalism recommendations
In June 2019, SANEF commissioned Judge Satchwell and two panelists, Rich Mkhondo and Nikiwe Bikitsha, to investigate ethical standards at ...
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