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Category: Media Freedom and Performance [REMOVE]
- Crime according to Beeld: Fear in Black and White
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Extreme news sells. Items that are different from everyday life, items that disturb people. Crime is therefore a good subject for newspapers’ front pages from a commercial point of view. Unfortunately, crime in South Africa is not just a creation of the national media. It is a very real problem. And although most statistics suggest decreasing figures, some specific forms of criminality have become more common.
- Public. Service. Broadcaster.
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The Media Monitoring Project in association with the Open Society Foundation and SAfm presents a radio conference on a way forward for the SABC.
Tune in to MEDIA @ SAfm this Sunday as civil society puts
PUBLIC
and SERVICE
back into Public Service Broadcaster.
Our local and international experts will present their vision of what a public service broadcaster should be, and offer suggestions on what we need to do to get it there. The SABC should be reporting the news – not making it!
- Zimbabwean elections: rumour and speculation
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During elections, the media have a very important role to play. Reporting on Zimbabwe was undoubtedly particularly challenging. However, South African media performed well. Although they can be accused of bias, it seems they performed well in promoting human rights and democracy. This update will give a summary of how the South African media reported on the Zimbabwean elections in 2008 and explore the main themes of the coverage.
- Quantity abounds - But is it quality? And how did it get there?
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The Media Monitoring Project in association with the Open Society Foundation and SAfm present QUANTITY ABOUNDS - BUT IS IT QUALITY? AND HOW DID IT GET THERE?
How much do you know about the complicated processes behind the compiling of a news story?
The choice of a particular picture, the layout of a page, the wording of a script put to pictures?
Tune in to MEDIA @ SAfm this Sunday for another radio conference unpacking the processes behind the production of news.
In QUANTITY ABOUNDS - BUT IS IT QUALITY? AND HOW DID IT GET THERE?, our panel of industry experts will not only expose us to the latest trends in news reporting but also in content syndication, design and layout. We’ll also asses the state of broadcast, mobile and multimedia - and address growing challenges to good journalism.
- Naming and shaming the ‘Freestate Four’: Privacy, dignity and the public interest
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Media reports about the abuse of cleaning staff by students at the University of the Free State got horrified responses from various quarters. In this climate of public outrage, the print media had the choice of whether to make the identities of the offenders and victims public, or not. Most media seemed to have decided to publish the identities of the perpetrators, some media even added to the initial infringement on the victims’ dignity by revealing their identities. This article explores the ethics and reasons around this decision.
- Meeting their public mandate?: A Critical Analysis of South African Media Statutory Bodies
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This book, published by the Open Society Foundation and written by various organisations, offers insignt into the South African Media Statutory Bodies. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, the South African Broadcasting Corporation, the Universal Services Agency, and the Media Development and Diversity Agency are explored in terms of their mandates. The Media Monitoring Project conducted the research and wrote the analysis of the SABC.
Placed here with the kind permission of the Open Society Foundation.
- Media building an Open Society
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“The media don’t tell us what to think, but they do tell us what to think about!”
Tune in to MEDIA @ SAfm this Sunday at 10am for a radio conference
“MEDIA BUILDING AN OPEN SOCIETY”Media should inform and educate but also expose its audiences to new ideas. But
is your world view being opened up by the media you consume – or being slowly closed down?
And what are the driving forces behind these trends?
Our carefully selected panel will nominate local media highlights that enrich their lives and stimulate their senses.
- Unpacking the ANC’s media resolutions
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The ANC Conference in December was without doubt the best and biggest media show in town. It came at a time when traditionally the media has to hunt for stories as key activities wind down and people go on holiday towards the end of the year.
- Unpacking the new ANC media policy
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The Media Monitoring Project and Open Society Foundation in conjunction with SAfm present…
UNPACKING THE NEW
ANC MEDIA POLICY“... what masquerades as ‘public opinion’, as reflected in the bulk of our media, is in fact minority opinion informed by the historic social and political position occupied by this minority.“ (ANC TODAY 18 January 2008)
A majority policy for a minority media?
What is in this new policy?
… and what does it mean?
What impact will it have on media?
… and the coverage of politics and government?
Is it in line with international best practices?
- Wailing women on e-tv news
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In the month of August, Women’s Month, the Media Monitoring Project (MMP) monitored the media with a specific focus on the portrayal of women. This is part of MMP’s work as an independent media watchdog, fundamentally concerned with promoting Human Rights in the media. During the monitoring of the news bulletins it appeared the women were often shown crying to add drama to the various stories.
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