Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has called on the Press Council of South Africa to make significant changes so that it can better protect consumers against a media that is “dumbing […]...
Will a stronger Press Council raise local journalism standards? Press Ombudsman Joe Thloloe thinks so but Anton Harber, professor of journalism at Wits University, disagrees. “Nowhere in the world has […]...
In a special submission to the Press Council this week, children spoke of how the news media further perpetuates the abuse and violation of children’s rights. Two primary school children, […]...
Punishment meted out to newspapers for irresponsible reporting should be “proportionate” to the harm caused, Media Monitoring Africa said on Thursday. “There need to be better ways to deal with […]...
The first of the Press Council hearings was held at Wits University in Johannesburg on Thursday. This kicks off a nationwide series of hearings the South African Press Council is […]...
THE African National Congress said yesterday it had no plans to make submissions to the Press Council of SA on how to improve the regulation system, saying the party had […]...
“There needs to be better ways to deal with offences of the press,” MMA spokesperson Taryn Hinton said at public hearings conducted by the Press Council at the University of […]...
The ANC has rejected a suggestion that it attend the South African Press Council’s review process as it continues to support the establishment of a Media Tribunal. The council is […]...
A group of children on Thursday told the Press Council that it needs to have stricter guidelines for newspaper journalists reporting on their issues. They were part of the public […]...