Journalism
Brussels slams Polish bill, urges EU media freedom act
On Wednesday, Polish MPs voted in favour of the new law that critics say would curb media freedom by preventing companies from countries outside Europe holding...
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Malaysian news site ordered to pay $130,000 in defamation case
Malaysiakini was sued by Raub Australian Gold Mining, which claimed articles and videos published in 2012 about pollution allegedly linked to the firm's operations were defamatory.
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Journalists next in line for COVID vaccinations, govt confirms to Sanef
Sanef has welcomed government's decision to follow through on its promise to prioritise journalists in the country's vaccine rollout programme.
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Freedom index finds journalism blocked in 130+ countries
The Middle East and North Africa region continues to be the most repressive for journalists, the report found, highlighting the worsening situation in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Syria over the past year.
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MAHLATSE MAHLASE: If we can help SAA, we must help the SABC
This should be a seminal moment to do right by the SABC and its workers, who are central to building our nation, writes Mahlatse Mahlase.
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How has South African media fared in its COVID-19 coverage?
EWN Editor-in-Chief Mahlatse Mahlase in conversation with EWN Cape Town News Editor Charlotte Kilbane, Health Journalist and Media Trainer Pontsho Pilane, and Researcher at Media Monitor Africa Azola Dayile on 'Inside EWN: The Round Table'.This week's discussion: How has South African media fared in its COVID-19 coverage?
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Access denied: COVID-19 pandemic complicates journalists' work
Fewer physical press conferences, questions that must be submitted in advance or sometimes no questions at all, queries that go unanswered - information does not circulate well in the age of COVID-19.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Why we need more journalists - not fewer
We owe a debt of gratitude to South Africa’s hardworking and tenacious journalists, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Inside EWN | The Round Table: Media in Crisis
Watch the first episode of our brand new show Inside EWN -'The Round Table' with EWN editor-in-chief Mahlatse Mahlase in conversation with News24 editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson and the Sowetan editor-in-chief Nwabisa Makunga. This week's discussion is Media in Crisis - the shrinking newsroom's impact on accountability. #InsideEWN #Media
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WATCH: Inside EWN Round Table with Adriaan Basson and Nwabisa Makunga
In the second hour of our inaugural live show on 702 and Cape Talk, we speak to the Sowetan's editor-in-chief, and News24's leader about the issues journalists are now facing.
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New York Times leads the way at 2020 Pulitzers
The Pulitzers are generally regarded as the highest honour that US-based journalists and organisations can receive.
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PRESSER: SANEF celebrates World Press Freedom Day
Historically World Press Freedom Day has been celebrated as a day where citizens, journalists and journalist organisations around the world celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom and its benefits to society.
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DUSTIN CHICK: Why breaking news is breaking the news
Audiences are tuning out of the news. Not because there is a lack of interest, but rather because they simply “just can’t” anymore, writes Dustin Chick
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Week 3 of Lockdown: A look into the lives of journalists on the beat
The media industry is an essential service and will continue to work during South Africa’s lockdown period, which is expected to end at the end of April. This is how Eyewitness News’s journalists are covering the fast spreading virus. #CoronavirusSA #Lockdown #COVID19
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What is the South African media's Black Wednesday about?
Black Wednesday is today an important platform for discussions on media freedom and the extent to which media freedom improved from during the apartheid era.
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WINNIE THELETSANE: Searching for a dead woman's picture - a journo's predicament
Being a journalist is a harrowing job and sometimes needs a cold heart to deal with stories of murders and rapes. Winnie Theletsane lifts the lid on the job in the wake of the anger and grief of this week's protests against gender-based violence.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Not all journalism is memoir
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says story telling does not come cheap, and neither does journalism.
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Tanzanian press champion hopes prize 'lifts veil' on abuses
Maxence Melo, a blogger whose critical writings of President John Magufuli have landed him in hot water, was named one of five recipients of the International Press Freedom Prize by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
