by Franz Kruger | Jan 12, 2010 | Ethics
The Mail & Guardian erred in publishing a report claiming that Cape journalists were taking 'brown envelopes' of cash in return for skewing their coverage, writes the paper's ombud, Franz Kruger, in a column. But the claims are extremely damaging, and...
by Franz Kruger | Nov 27, 2009 | Ethics
The country could take a leaf out of the journalist profession on how not to make expedient use of the easiest and laziest card of all – race – for various downfalls, writes Glenda Daniels. The imminent launch of a new organisation for...
by Franz Kruger | Nov 18, 2009 | Ethics
The media are often criticised for the way in which they report issues of gender violence, writes Marbeline Mwashekele for Gender Links. But in reality, they simply reflect the values of broader society. Marbeline Mwashekele writes for Gender Links: Media has always,...
by Franz Kruger | Nov 6, 2009 | Ethics
Criticism of the new Public Service Broadcasting Bill looks simply like fear of change, writes Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda in Business Day. There is no plan to increase government control of the SABC, and the bill is only a draft, anyway. Communications...
by Franz Kruger | Oct 28, 2009 | Ethics
A number of groups including the Human Rights Commission, Media Development and Diversity Agency and SABC want to reopen the discussion about a media tribunal, after the ANc dropped the idea. After a meeting to commemorate Media Freedom Day,...
by Franz Kruger | Sep 28, 2009 | Ethics
The ANC seems to have backed away from the idea of a statutory Media Appeals Tribunal, but the idea is not completely off the table, writes Glenda Daniels in The Weekender. Glenda Daniels writes in The Weekender: Contrary to what most people think, the media appeals...
