MMA in the Media
- Back up tribunal statements, ANC told
Johannesburg - The African National Congress should act responsibly and fairly by providing evidence to back up its arguments for a media appeals tribunal, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) said on Monday.
“The [ANC discussion] document unambiguously accuses the media of irresponsible and unfair reporting… however it could be accused of doing the very thing that it condemns [by] making unsubstantiated accusations,” MMA director William Bird said in a statement.
- ANC ‘must back its arguments for media tribunal’
The ANC should act responsibly and fairly by providing evidence to back up its arguments for a media appeals tribunal, Media Monitoring Africa said.
“The [ANC discussion] document unambiguously accuses the media of irresponsible and unfair reporting. However, it could be accused of doing the very thing that it condemns [by] making unsubstantiated accusations,” MMA director William Bird said in a statement.
- Media freedom under threat
Journalists and editors met with the South African National Editors Forum on Wednesday to discuss current threats to media freedom in the country.
- Debate rages over dead baby photo. But what is the real issue?
The Times’ decision to publish an image of a dead infant on its front page on Wednesday 21st July 2010 has ignited a fierce debate on online forums and radio talk shows. It has been speculated that she was abandoned, and for about 48 hours people talked about it. Is that enough, and did it give her dignity in death?
- The Times: Crass or caring?
The Times has been inundated with letters and phone calls after publishing a picture of a newborn baby girl who was burned and dumped in open veld in Soweto on Tuesday.