Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Africa
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freedom of the press
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Media Restrictions in South Africa
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Africa
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freedom of the press
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freedom of the press
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
MAU-MAUING THE MEDIA
A Luta Continua
Author: Lizette Rabe
Publisher: African Sun Media
ISBN: 1928480810
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
What has media freedom entailed over the couple of centuries and successive governments of the geopolitical region that became South Africa since it was colonised by Westerners? And why can media freedom be described as both pillar and cornerstone of a democracy? It’s simple, as in the words of Nelson Mandela, first state president of a democratic South Africa: Press freedom is the “lifeblood of democracy”. This book tells the tale of the various states of press freedom, or unfreedom, from colonial times to today – from a British governor called a dictator and a despot, through apartheid’s “pigmentocracy”, or “sjambokracy”, where the rule of law “has been replaced by the rule of the whip”, up to the dawn of liberation, with media freedom entrenched in Article 16 of South Africa’s Bill of Rights. And why should all of this concern you? Because media freedom is not about the freedom of the media. It is about your freedom. As was formulated by an editor under apartheid: “If we don’t have a public sympathetic to a free press, not only will we not have a free press, we won’t have a democracy either.” Or, in the words of former Sowetan editor and SANEF chair, Mpumelelo Mhkabela: “Media freedom has nothing to do with the media, but with the freedom of citizens.” And that is why you should know that a free media is the only guarantee for your freedom. As we have seen, both under apartheid and also under a democratic dispensation, it is a matter of a luta continua. The struggle continues. But you, the public, are the guardian of those that guard democracy. Help ensure the rights of a free media, and thereby your democratic rights and a democratic South Africa.
Publisher: African Sun Media
ISBN: 1928480810
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
What has media freedom entailed over the couple of centuries and successive governments of the geopolitical region that became South Africa since it was colonised by Westerners? And why can media freedom be described as both pillar and cornerstone of a democracy? It’s simple, as in the words of Nelson Mandela, first state president of a democratic South Africa: Press freedom is the “lifeblood of democracy”. This book tells the tale of the various states of press freedom, or unfreedom, from colonial times to today – from a British governor called a dictator and a despot, through apartheid’s “pigmentocracy”, or “sjambokracy”, where the rule of law “has been replaced by the rule of the whip”, up to the dawn of liberation, with media freedom entrenched in Article 16 of South Africa’s Bill of Rights. And why should all of this concern you? Because media freedom is not about the freedom of the media. It is about your freedom. As was formulated by an editor under apartheid: “If we don’t have a public sympathetic to a free press, not only will we not have a free press, we won’t have a democracy either.” Or, in the words of former Sowetan editor and SANEF chair, Mpumelelo Mhkabela: “Media freedom has nothing to do with the media, but with the freedom of citizens.” And that is why you should know that a free media is the only guarantee for your freedom. As we have seen, both under apartheid and also under a democratic dispensation, it is a matter of a luta continua. The struggle continues. But you, the public, are the guardian of those that guard democracy. Help ensure the rights of a free media, and thereby your democratic rights and a democratic South Africa.
The Press and Apartheid
Author: William A. Hachten
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349076856
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
A central thesis of this study is that freedom of the press- the right to talk serious politics and to report and criticize government with impunity- now nonexistent for the black majority, has been steadily declining for the white population as well. Some South African journalists believe that the indistinct line between meaningful press freedom and unacceptable government control has already been crossed.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349076856
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
A central thesis of this study is that freedom of the press- the right to talk serious politics and to report and criticize government with impunity- now nonexistent for the black majority, has been steadily declining for the white population as well. Some South African journalists believe that the indistinct line between meaningful press freedom and unacceptable government control has already been crossed.
Media Restrictions in South Africa
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Africa
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freedom of the press
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freedom of the press
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Mau-mauing the Media
Author: South African Institute of Race Relations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A Report on South African Censorship and Information Management
Author: Canada. Supply and Services Canada. Communications Professional Services Branch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Apartheid
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Apartheid
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Breaking Story
Author: Gordon S Jackson
Publisher: Westview Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
"A comprehensive review of the press in South Africa since 1976 - the year the Soweto riots triggered nationwide protests against white domination - this book examines the role the press has played in reflecting and shaping both apartheid and its undoing. Beginning with a survey of the social and political changes occurring during the period, Gordon Jackson goes on to examine the overall structure of the newspaper industry in South Africa." "Jackson offers an in-depth analysis of the economic difficulties facing journalism, including the impact of television's increasing share of the advertising market. He gives special attention to the alternative press, which arose in the mid-1980s at the height of the government's crackdown on dissent, and explores the origins and impacts of regulations imposed under the State of Emergency, in effect from 1985 to 1990, which included massive restrictions on the media." "In closing, Jackson considers how the press confronted obstacles in order to survive in a political climate that brought freedom of the press to the brink of extinction and looks at how the press is changing now that the South African government itself has rejected apartheid. He concludes by examining the forces favoring the success of a free press under a black majority government and assessing the desirability of a national media policy."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Publisher: Westview Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
"A comprehensive review of the press in South Africa since 1976 - the year the Soweto riots triggered nationwide protests against white domination - this book examines the role the press has played in reflecting and shaping both apartheid and its undoing. Beginning with a survey of the social and political changes occurring during the period, Gordon Jackson goes on to examine the overall structure of the newspaper industry in South Africa." "Jackson offers an in-depth analysis of the economic difficulties facing journalism, including the impact of television's increasing share of the advertising market. He gives special attention to the alternative press, which arose in the mid-1980s at the height of the government's crackdown on dissent, and explores the origins and impacts of regulations imposed under the State of Emergency, in effect from 1985 to 1990, which included massive restrictions on the media." "In closing, Jackson considers how the press confronted obstacles in order to survive in a political climate that brought freedom of the press to the brink of extinction and looks at how the press is changing now that the South African government itself has rejected apartheid. He concludes by examining the forces favoring the success of a free press under a black majority government and assessing the desirability of a national media policy."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
South Africa, Apartheid, Mass Media
Author: International Organization of Journalists
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Censorship
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Censorship
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Press Freedom and Communication in Africa
Author: Festus Eribo
Publisher: Africa World Press
ISBN: 9780865435513
Category : Freedom of the press
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Recent years have seen considerable growth in the media in Africa with increases in the number of newspapers and radio and television stations. At the same time there has been an increase in the number of arrests of journalists and broadcasters and various forms of censorship have been introduced. The essays in this volume examine press censorship, past and present, and bring a fresh perspective to the position of the mass media in the African continent.
Publisher: Africa World Press
ISBN: 9780865435513
Category : Freedom of the press
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Recent years have seen considerable growth in the media in Africa with increases in the number of newspapers and radio and television stations. At the same time there has been an increase in the number of arrests of journalists and broadcasters and various forms of censorship have been introduced. The essays in this volume examine press censorship, past and present, and bring a fresh perspective to the position of the mass media in the African continent.