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- Alternative to 1% tax to fund SABC to be devised
The Department of Communication has commissioned a study to look at the best funding model for the SABC after a proposed 1% tax income from the now-withdrawn Public Service Broadcasting Bill caused a public outcry .
A review process with “relevant stakeholders” would be held before it is submitted to Parliament next year , Tiyani Rikhotso, spokesman for Communications Minister Roy Padayachie, said.
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- Fear and loathing at Beeld
These days, Naspers owns all important Afrikaans news titles. Are their journalists discouraged from commenting on media management at those papers, or too afraid to speak out because they’re scared they’ll make career-limiting comments?
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- From race issues to social networking…. Media@SAfm with Ashraf Garda
Last Sunday’s Media@SAfm radio show, hosted by Ashraf Garda, was kicked with a discussion on how media report race issues. William Bird, Executive Director of Media Monitoring Africa, and Lucy Holborn, Research Manager of the South African Institute of Race Relations, were in studio chatting about the topic, including the racial debate made by Kuli Roberts.
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- MMA highlights lack of reporting on gender-based violence
Yesterday, Tuesday, 8 March 2011, which was International Women’s Day, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) questioned the media’s priority in dealing with issues facing women, especially gender-based violence and representation of women in media.
It pointed out that the epidemic of rhino poaching has been very present in media headlines and coverage - showing an increase in deaths from 133 in 2009 to 333 in 2010 - but that in the same period, 197 000 cases of crimes against women were reported to SAPS, including murder, attempted murder, common assault, sexual offences and assault to cause grievous bodily harm. It is worth noting that these are only the ones reported. The figures according to the “one in nine campaign” are likely to be ten times higher.
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- Press Council needs to be jacked up
The press is “arrogant”, ignorant of the harm it does to ordinary individuals, all powerful and a law unto itself, a handful of members of the public have told SA Press Council hearings over the past two weeks.
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- The Children’s News Agency — Journalism now child’s play
South African Children have launched a children’s news agency ...
Entitled, Journalism now child’s play, this article was featured in The Sunday Times, page 10, on 6 March 2011.
Child journalists: Sibonginkosi Dera and Zinhle Tshabalala for Media Monitoring Africa’s The Children’s News Agency
See original article: (scanned insert included — read more)
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