The eminent American scholar-activist Noam Chomsky published a celebrated critique in 1988 of the media in the United States. The book, entitled Manufacturing Consent, exposes the incestuous... Read more
The media in our country would have us believe that it is the champion of the public interest at all levels of life, and that those in power are hell bent on stifling their magnanimous effor... Read more
A comrade from Pietermaritzburg has just brought to my attention an editorial in last Friday’s The Witness (‘Spectre of Censorship’, June 1, 2012). It is a confused piece o... Read more
The National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee has, over the past few weeks, been holding important hearings on the state and transformation of South Africa’s print media. These hearings have n... Read more
It is a turbulent time for the troubled national broadcaster, as the SABC reels from one disaster to the next. As a result of perceived inaction to deal with the enormous breadth of issues c... Read more
Recently appointed Sowetan editor, Mpumelelo Mkabela, has been trying to impress his bosses by boosting sales with trashy tabloid stories. Most South Africans will remember how his career as... Read more
