by Franz Kruger | Sep 23, 2009 | Ethics
The ruling against Botswana's state television and radio services over their unfair broadcast of a party political address by Ian Khama sends a clear signal that it it no longer acceptable for the ruling party to treat them as their private propaganda arm, writes...
by Franz Kruger | Sep 21, 2009 | Ethics
There was no justification for the publication of reports about the outcome of sex tests on athlete Caster Semenya, writes Franz Kruger in the Mail & Guardian. It was a clear invasion of privacy. Franz Kruger writes in the Mail & Guardian:...
by Franz Kruger | Sep 14, 2009 | Ethics
It's time the media reviewed their approach to reporting, writes Derek Carstens in Business Day. They should be writing in a way that builds the country, not breaks it down, particularly with an eye to the 2010 World Cup. Derek Carstens writes in Business Day:...
by Franz Kruger | Sep 1, 2009 | Ethics
Women still have difficulty breaking through the glass ceiling of media houses in SADC countries, writes Gender Links in a summary of its latest research. There are wide discrepancies between countries, with South Africa at 50/50 representaiton,...
by Franz Kruger | Jul 13, 2009 | Ethics
Avusa has appointed a public editor for its titles. He is Thabo Leshilo, the former editor of the Pretoria News and the Sowetan. Leshilo writes in the Sunday Times that he will be batting for readers, and that he hopes his office can improve public...
by Franz Kruger | Jul 3, 2009 | Ethics
The arrest of journalists for extortion is a blot on the profession, writes The New Times in an editorial. It is not the first time this has happened, previously, a journalist caught blackmailing somebody with the threat of publication said: 'It's how we...
