Media Analysis
Media Monitoring Africa releases periodic media analysis pieces looking at current issues in the media though a human rights lens.
- Election coverage 8 April 2009 - Zikalala and confusing stories
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Election coverage for Wednesday 8 April continued to be about the NPA’s announcement on the dropping of charges against Jacob Zuma, the reaction from other political parties, and what it means for the country. A substantial amount of the news in the newspapers was devoted to this. This was less so for television news. There were also a number of election stories which would confuse audience members, in various media. A comment by the ANC over the renewal of the contract of SABC news manager was also prominently covered. There were also a number of confusing election stories in various media.
- Election coverage 7 April 2009 - NPA/Zuma, media takes a stand for the people
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Election coverage for Tuesday 7th April was overwhelmingly focused on the NPA’s decision to drop the charges against Jacob Zuma and the reaction from various people. Not only were these stories prominently covered, but in most newspapers, they filled a majority of news coverage (as opposed to sport, entertainment or business). The exception to this pattern was the Daily Sun, who still gave unprecedented coverage to this political story as election stories have not been widely covered in the paper.
- Election coverage 6 April 2009 - Voters from many places
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Articles on the 6 of April focused on the impending announcement by the NPA on whether Jacob Zuma would face charges, with the majority predicting that the NPA would drop charges. Extensive coverage was also afforded to statements by Zuma that Afrikaaners were the only true White South Africans as well as Zuma’s response to Desmond Tutu’s comments about Zuma. Coverage of general election stories was notably higher.
- Election coverage 3 April 2009 - White Afrikaaners and Zuma
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The outstanding decision by the NPA on whether Jacob Zuma would face charges was discussed on Friday 3 April with much comment. However, most of this was not explicitly related to the election. The election coverage continued in much the same way as previous coverage, with top stories also revolving around the ANC and Zuma.
- Election coverage 1 April 2009 - Any choice but ANC?
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Election related items continued to be dominated by the Zuma NPA decision, and it would appear that without these stories, election coverage would only be marginal. Although undoubtedly of interest to citizens, focus on the Zuma NPA story is unlikely to assist voters who are generally lacking relevant information on the various parties and their manifesto’s.
- Election coverage 31 March 2009 - Zuma, the NPA and poverty
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Elections items were dominated by the Zuma NPA decision, and ANC or ANC and government aligned stories. Top elections stories for Tuesday 31 March:
1. The NPA decision over whether to proceed with charges against Jacob Zuma continued to garner prominent coverage, with some analysis on the issue. Television coverage said that the decision was deferred until Friday.
2. A distant second election story, in terms of prominence, is statements by the Election Monitoring Network on the employment of ANC supporters in the IEC, political party conflicts, and the abuse of state social relief.
- Election coverage 30 March 2009 - Malema, Orania and the Dalai Lama
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has monitored every democratic election in South Africa. This year we are doing the same, providing daily and weekly reports on media coverage of election news, as well as MMA’s Election Media Ratings.
Top elections stories for Monday 30 March, dominated by the ANC or ANC and government aligned stories.
- Election coverage 26 March 2009 - repeating and interogating ANC statements
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has monitored every democratic election in South Africa. This year we are doing the same, providing daily and weekly reports on media coverage of election news, as well as MMA’s Election Media Ratings.
Election coverage for the day (26 March) was fragmented, with the limelight going to the Dalai Lama snub story. While this story has clear party-political ramifications, these have not yet been explored widely. The Zuma NPA case has also made headlines, but less so than previously (although it was covered in various stories in The Times).
- Election coverage 25 March 2009 - rethinking the media tribunal
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has monitored every democratic election in South Africa. This year we are doing the same, providing daily and weekly reports on media coverage of election news, as well as MMA’s Election Media Ratings.
- Election coverage 24 March 2009 - Winnie and Daily Sun’s cartoon
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has monitored every democratic election in South Africa. This year we are doing the same, providing daily and weekly reports on media coverage of election news, as well as MMA’s Election Media Ratings.
Top elections stories for Tuesday 24 March are:
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