Naspers’ monopoly over Afrikaans newspaper journalism
The Afrikaans print media is mostly owned and run by Naspers (Media24), with rare exceptions. Is this unacceptable or is ...
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SABC, Gumede and me: At the wrong end of bad journalism
For any journalist to have their reputation sullied by another news medium is a horrific experience. The Mail&Guardian's Sam Sole explains ...
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Aware of media power but vigilant of the threat to it
STATE OF THE MEDIA: In the last 12 months, the government has made its feelings known about its distrust of ...
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Quality journalism – victim of newspaper circulation trends
State of the media: Christina Stucky – a former journalist (who worked in South Africa from 1994 to 2007) turned media ...
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Waiting, waiting, waiting for the funds
Some media think the MDDA is the best thing that ever happened – but others got tired of waiting for ...
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When the presses ran green
From founding fathers to renegades, with roguish charmers and reprobates in between, South Africa’s early Irish editors were nearly as ...
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