by Franz Kruger | Jan 27, 2009 | Ethics
Media reports that President Kgalema Motlanthe has been involv ed in extramarital affairs have raised the question of whether this is an invasion of privacy, writes Business Day in an editorial. If no law was broken in gathering the information, the...
by Franz Kruger | Jan 20, 2009 | Ethics
The recent reporting in the New York Times on the DRC is typical for the Western media's approach to Africa, writes Tharcisse Kayiranga in The New Times, Kigali. It's all negative, and it's time African journalists did some advocacy work on behalf of the...
by Franz Kruger | Jan 13, 2009 | Ethics
Print and broadcast media can play a great role in conflict situations, as shown in the case of the Rwandan genocide, writes Nastassja Hoffet for IPS. The media can turn that power to goo, by ensuring appropriate communication flows, among other things....
by Franz Kruger | Dec 13, 2008 | Ethics
After eight years of consultations, an Independent Media Council has been launched in Kampala, Uganda. The Council aims to promote ethics in media and resolve disputes between media houses and the public. Retired journalist cum...
by Franz Kruger | Dec 7, 2008 | Ethics
On 1 December 2008 over 130 media houses in 11 countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) l publicly launched HIV and AIDS policies as part of commemorations to mark World AIDS Day, according to an article by Arthur Okwemba and Dumisani...
by Franz Kruger | Nov 21, 2008 | Ethics
It's that time of year again, when everybody suddenly notices gender violence. But 16 days of activism are not enough, writes Miriam Madziwa of the Gender Links Opinion and Commentary Service. The media should focus on the issue the whole...
