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Category: Policy Submissions [REMOVE]
- Submission to ICASA on the Draft Digital Terrestrial Television Regulations
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA, formerly the Media Monitoring Project) welcomes the
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opportunity to make a submission to the Independent Communications Authority of South
Africa (ICASA) on the Draft Digital Terrestrial Television Regulations – 10 November 2011.
- Submission to the Press Freedom Commission: regulation of print media
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Media Monitoring Africa responded to a call for submission by the Press Freedom Commission (PFC) (15 December 2011) on the Regulation of Print Media in South Africa.
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MMA supports more independent self regulation. By definition self regulation refers to a peer review system operating within a set of self- imposed rules by the media. It consists of representatives from the media profession passing judgement of complicated matters of journalistic reporting using a Journalistic Code of Ethics which is applied in determining the final ruling , and benchmarking the generally accepted norms and standards.
- Strengthening the Press Code
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This document forms part of the submission by Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) to the South African Press Council as part of a review process aimed at improving the current self-regulatory system.
This section deals with shortcomings in the Press Code.
MMA believes the following areas need to be addressed:
• Overall framing of the code;
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• Minimising harm;
• Children;
• The public interest; and
• Discouraging “brown envelope journalism”.
- Submission to ICASA on the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Regulations
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA, formerly the Media Monitoring Project) made a submission to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) on the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Regulations.
The submission addressed the following:
1. MMA’s Constitutional Assumptions.
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2. The relationship with the MMA and the Save our SABC (SOS) – Reclaiming our Public Broadcaster Coalition.
3. Areas of concern relating to the draft regulations.
4. Summary of recommendations.
5. Conclusion
- Save our SABC Submission
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MMP, together with other civil society organisations have formed a coalition in order to restoring the credibility, protecting the independence and promoting best practice principles of public broadcasting. View the submissions to the draft broadcast amendment bill.
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- ICASA submission on the proposed regulations under Section 69 of the Electronic Communications Act
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The MMP made a submission to the Section 69 of the Electronic Communications Act to ensure that the Act continues to have human rights presented therein. MMP has made submissions on the original Code of Conduct for Broadcasters, as well as on the SABC’s editorial policies, where it is worth noting that some of MMP’s recommendations were included in the final editorial code currently in operation.
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- Press Freedom and the Films and Publications Amendment Bill
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The 3rd of May is World Press Freedom day, it is also the 2nd day of hearing in parliament on the Film and Publications Amendment Bill which sees the tenets of media freedom being pitted against the need to protect children.
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- FPB Presentation to Parliament
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William Bird, director of MMP presented the MMP submission to the Films and Publications Bill to Parliament on 2 May 2007.
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- Films and Publications Amendment Bill Submission
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The Films and Publications Amendment Bill in the current form presents a threat to press freedom in South Africa.
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- MMP Submission on ICASA Amendment Bill
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The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Amendment Bill presents a valuable piece of legislation in charting the way forward for the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa. Recent developments in the communications sector, especially around issues of convergence and telecommunications, have necessitated the Act to be amended. The Media Monitoring Project raises critical issues related to independence in its submission.
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