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- SA tabloid newspapers: Xenophobic? Intolerant? Nationalistic?
At least 60% of South Africans believe that (black) immigrants are a threat to their jobs and the country’s socio-economic stability, and they should not be allowed in this country, according to the 2011 futurefact survey. This intolerance, further fuelled by ‘anti-immigrant’ stories by some tabloid newspapers such as Daily Sun, has led some analysts to question the real motives of tabloid journalism in SA.
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- His Master’s Voice and the perennial question of SABC bias
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.
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- ETV’s report on Ukuthwala, Human Trafficking & The Media
Child right’s groups have called for the abolishment of Ukuthwala.The South African Professional Society on the Abuse of Children says the tradition is criminal and is fueling human trafficking.
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- MMA analysis finds Morning Live broadcast guilty of ANC bias
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA has concluded its investigation of biased reporting on the part of an SABC 2 Morning Live show broadcast on May 11 after concerns were raised by a member of the SOS Coalition (Support Public Broadcasting), and found that that particular broadcast did in fact favour the ruling ANC. It said the broadcast was “in the interests of the ANC, and not the voter”.
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- Sunday Times and me, Part II: The Empire strikes back, sort of
More than a month ago, Michelle Solomon submitted her first Promotion of Access to Information (PAI) Act application to make public the 2008 Sunday Times report by the Harber commission. On 3 May, World Press Freedom day, Avusa informed Solomon her application had been denied.
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