Bleak look at South Africa’s media freedom
Where in the world has a ventriloquist’s dummy been sued for defamation and won a gagging order in court? Why, ...
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Tag: The New Age
In search of the South African of the Year
The search is on for the South African of the Year. The person who wins the honour might not be ...
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Zille vs The New Age round two
Press ombudsman Johan Retief has ruled on three cases brought to the Press Council by the Democratic Alliance in which ...
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The secret ingredient of successful newspapers
I had lunch this week with a couple of former newspaper colleagues, one of which had recently been on holiday ...
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Politically aligned newspapers? Never!
The issue of political alignment within South Africa’s mass media is a highly emotive and sensitive subject. Not only because ...
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Lazy reporting, lazy spin and knee jerk political paranoia
I still don't know whether to laugh or cry over things like the whole FNB saga and the furore surrounding ...
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