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Journalism and humanity woven together in memoir

David Beresford's memoir, Truth is a Strange Fruit, is a stunning collage of his life, writes Jeremy Gordin for Moneyweb.
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Should print follow model of broadcasting regulation?

Self-regulation in the print industry needs to be improved, everyone seems to agree. But what model should provide an example of robust and effective self-regulation? As Jackie Bischof writes for journalism.co.za, the ANC’s reference to the way complaints are handled in broadcasting is misleading.
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Self-regulation is the democratic way

Press freedom is entrenched in the SA constitution as it is central to both democracy and free enterprise, write Michael Spicer and Bobby Godsell in Business Day. This is why newspapers should regulate themselves.
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Media has it wrong about secrecy law’s victims

The failure of the media to analyse the bill accurately may be the only reason it has received so much attention, writes Steven Friedman for Business Day.
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Sunday Times' Wa Afrika on reporting from the Wild, Wild West

The jackboot arrest and detention of Sunday Times reporter Mzilikazi wa Afrika last week alarmed all in the media world and has added impetus to the fight against the ANC government’s attempts to curb media freedom in the country.  Wa Afrika talked to Gill Moodie about his detention, reporting in Mpumalanga and what it all means for investigative journalists such as himself.
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Journalist accuses police of intimidation in KZN

The South Coast Herald is considering laying charges against staff members of the Hibiscus Coast Municipality after an incident of alleged police intimidation against a journalist, writes Jackie Bischof for journalism.co.za.

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SABC suspension sparks political fight

THE SABC board’s decision to suspend CEO Solly Mokoetle sparked a war of words between the African National Congress (ANC) veterans’ body and the youth wing yesterday, with the ANC Youth League accusing the veterans’ association of being used by Mr Mokoetle to fight internal board issues, writes Chantelle Benjamin for Business Day.

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Losses for print favourites in latest ABCs

The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has released circulation figures for the second quarter of 2010 (April to June) and the stats makes for some interesting reading and serves as an indicator of the health of specific consumer publications, writes Herman Manson for BizCommunity.com.

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Awards, Training, Events...

IAJ Summer Academy

The International Institute for Journalism (IIJ) is offering a summer academy course for the month of November.

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Social Media and Blog-writing Workshop

Leading media training agency frayintermedia npresents a three-day course on interactive social media tools.

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Reporting Science conference

A number of bursaries have been made available for journalism and science students, community reporters and freelance journalists as well as science communicators.

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