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If we don’t want unethical behaviour to infect African journalism, we should urge media houses to embrace the AMI Principles, says Guy Berger.
There’s renewed focus on newspaper ownership by the ANC, even as they’re becoming less hardline about the Media Appeals Tribunal and the Secrecy Bill.
Imagine a forum on agriculture without the farmers present. The same logic applies to a bunch of people discussing a new law for the SABC.
Wouldn’t it be grand if health journalism became the healthiest trend-setter for the whole family of journalism?
National Press Freedom Day on October 19 is a fitting anniversary to take stock of threats to South African journalism.
It’s a re-run: rather than only reporting on South Africa, the SABC is itself once again a news story. And for all the wrong reasons.
<b>Guy Berger</b> is now a professor of journalism. Part of his early training for the job was a mission for <i>The Weekly Mail</i>.
Everyone, each ANC tendency included, needs a space where news that is officially out-of-favour is free to try its luck within the arena of public opinion.
We all stand to benefit from direct and ongoing exposure to journalism education — and not least about the reporting of Africa.
Four months in jail with hard labour is hardly the kind of punishment you’d expect to be meted out to a mere journalist.
At root, Fifa wants to protect its mega-revenue flow of selling live broadcast rights to TV networks, writes <b>Guy Berger</b>.
The media helped make Julius Malema a celebrity. What the media now needs is to make its own star who can champion the cause of media freedom.
As one of the many stranded by the ash cloud over Europe, and unable to get home for five days, <b>Guy Berger</b> found himself on the internet a lot.
Titled <i>The Feet of the Chameleon</i>, Ian Hawkey’s recent book on African football could equally be dubbed the "feat" of the chameleon.
East Africa’s powerful media house, The Nation Group, celebrated its 50th birthday last week with a major media conference.
Karl Marx famously said the first time history repeats itself is tragic; the second is farce.
If you lived in an oil-rich country like Angola, you would certainly want to have transparency in the mining contracts signed by your government.
When a church bans a bishop from speaking to the media, you have to wonder what’s next. Blocking the man from addressing his parishioners?
As the silly season arrives, media space gets turned over to the ”newsmaker of the year”.
Editors have expressed deep concern over journalists having to sign away rights to get access to Fifa and other sporting events.
