His Master’s Voice and the perennial question of SABC bias

Posted: 17 May 2011 | News - MMA in the Media | Categories: Democracy and Governance, Media Freedom and Performance

The DA’s at the SABC’s throat, citing bias after the public broadcaster gave the ruling party live coverage for the ANC’s final Siyanqoba rally on Sunday, days before voters go to the polls. The SABC, of course, says the DA’s talking nonsense. The law says electoral coverage should be equitable, but is vague enough to make deciding what is equitable fairly malleable. And yes, we’ve heard this all before.

Read the full article by Mandy de Waal on The Daily Maverick