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- SA media phone scandal unlikely: expert
Media Monitoring Africa’s William Bird has told Newswatch that while South African media has become more sensational, our journalists are in no danger of sinking to those depths.
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- News of the World’s end of the road: lessons for SA media?
Can South Africa’s newsrooms, its regulation watchdog the Press Council of South Africa and its brand new Press Freedom Commission (PFC) learn some valuable lessons from British Sunday tabloid News of the World’s ‘shameful’ end of the road amid allegations of phone hacking? “Yes, I think we need to look at how the UK government has criticised the UK Complaints Commission, questioning its legitimacy. What this says is that we are not unique in having a system that needs to be strengthened,” Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) head William Bird told Bizcommunity.com
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- MMA statement on latest SABC situation
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has released the following statement regarding the leadership crisis at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC): The latest events at the SABC see it making the news for all the wrong reasons. The ANC and the Minister of Communications have been accused of politically interfering in the process of appointing the new GCEO. This claim comes in the wake of the resignation of SABC board member Peter Harris and the dismissal of the CFO Nicholson, who had been acting in the position of GCEO since the sacking of Solly Mokoetle last year.
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- MMA comments on SABC crisis
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is deeply concerned by the ongoing governance crises at the SABC, where the latest events see it making the news for all the wrong reasons. The ANC and the Minister of Communications have been accused of politically interfering in the process of appointing the new GCEO, which the MMA believes should be made by the SABC board alone.
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- Hammerl’s killing: SA govt’s naiveté, rise of mediaphobia in Africa
SA’s award-winning photographer Anton Hammerl suffered and died alone - just like scores of journalists silenced in various parts of Africa for simply telling the truth.
Gaddafi loyalists’ savage act and cover-up, coupled with the South African government’s much-criticised handling of the issue, epitomise the rise of mediaphobia in a continent ridden with dictators and illegitimate governments.
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