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Media control of tech giants scrutinised

Grocott’s Mail Online, May 10 2018 Head of Policy Programme at Media Monitoring Africa, Thandi Smith believes digital literacy projects are needed for audiences to spot “dodgy” or “fake” news. …

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Shamba the lion and the Malema effect

News 24, 4 May 2018, Alet Janse van Rensburg “The EFF does get a disproportionate amount of media coverage compared to its share of the vote,” says William Bird from …

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Media freedom in the Age of Falsehoods

Daily Maverick, Rebecca Redelmeier, 3 May 2018 Today, it’s not only physical threats that put press freedom at risk. Threats to media freedom are provoked by a challenging global economy …

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How free is South Africa really?

Daily Maverick, Rebecca Davis, 26 April 2018 Media Monitoring Africa’s William Bird says that in light of the recent ‘Stratcom’ allegations that have accompanied the passing of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, there’s …

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Rebranding fails to end ANN7 woes

Business Day, 24 April 2018, Bekezela Phakathi The SOS: Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa have called on the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) not to grant …

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PRESS STATEMENT: MMA’s response to Sentech shutdown of community media

Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is deeply distressed by reports this week that Sentech has switched off the signal of at least 2 community radio stations and has initiated the phased …

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