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Franz Krüger is adjunct professor and director of the Wits Radio Academy. He is also the ombud for the Mail & Guardian, a member of the South African Press Appeals Panel and the editor of www.journalism.co.za.His book Black, white and grey: journalism ethics in South Africa was published in 2004, while a second title, The Radio Journalism Toolkit, was published in 2006.He is a journalist of some 25 years’ experience and has worked in print and broadcasting in South Africa, Namibia and the UK. Krüger set up the alternative East Cape News Agencies in the 80s and was part of the first management team of the democratic era at the SABC.
Journalists must be ever aware of the need for fairness and accuracy, but regulation is anathema.
The way the M&G handled a review of apartheid spy Olivia Forsyth’s book has triggered angry questions about patriarchal attitudes in the newsroom.
In the small space between generally accepted truths and contentious issues, editors need sufficient critical distance.
The newspaper erred in turning a suggestion made at an ANC workshop into a party decision.
Drawn by romance and remoteness, a family embarks on a holiday to St Helena.
A journalism of conversation is a responsibility to the quality and inclusiveness of the debates that ripple across society.
The murder trial of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has provided a stark depiction of how the media landscape is changing under our feet.
The lack of trust in security structures is spilling over into reports about them.
The press commission’s system of self-regulation, generally seen as ineffectual, is certain to face an extensive shake-up, writes Franz Kruger.
Last week’s parliamentary vote for the Protection of State Information Bill shows us the country we could become.
The Libyan fighters who dragged Muammar Gaddafi from that stormwater drain made good use of an additional weapon: their cellphones.
Very little in the news is, in fact, seen first-hand by reporters.
<b>Franz Krüger</b> looks at some of the key elements of the Press Council of South Africa’s review that was released on August 18.
The British phone-hacking scandal seems to illustrate that a country’s media will get the scandal it deserves, writes <b>Franz Krüger</b>.
Just as the world focused on the birth of a democratic SA, unimaginable horrors were being visited on people in another corner of the continent.
Here’s a startling thought: maybe, after all is said and done, Shrien Dewani will turn out to be innocent of murdering his bride.
Internal party politics conjure up images of smoke-filled rooms and the flash of blades as they sink into an opponent’s back.
Parliament will find that media self-regulation in SA squares with the international standard
The arrival of <i>The New Age</i> highlights an important issue in the current debate about the media., writes <b>Franz Krüger</b>.
The debate surrounding nationalisation of mines should not be based on an ideological or emotional feeling, ANC general secretary Gwede Mantashe said.
