Baby lies: Dissecting SA’s biggest fake news story
Barely three weeks after the South Gauteng High Court found that The Star, had defamed Maria Ramos, the Gauteng health ...
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Recalibrate, refresh and revive journalism for South Africa’s democracy
Recalibration, refresh buttons and revivals occur through the disruption seen in the flux, fluidity, and especially experimentation (hard paywall, soft ...
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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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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 ...
Read moreDetailsLandmark ruling for science journalists
The appeal committee of the Press Council has clarified the obligations of science journalists in South Africa, with immediate implications ...
Read moreDetailsIndependent Media does have a complaints process but…
Independent Media does have an internal complaints procedure, despite resigning from the South African Press Council, and installing its own ...
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