Publish and be damned, as the old saying goes. For too long South Africa's press have been allowed to print lies and get away with not telling the truth. The two rulings on "anonymous sources" by the Press Ombudsman may help to save the reputation of the mainstream media, but it does absolutely n...
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Swine flu “epidemic” adversely affecting the young?
Unlike seasonal flu, the H1N1 flu continues to pose more problems for younger people, Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said. "There are a higher attack rates and hospitalizations in...
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A media which stifles criticism is no media at all
SOUTH AFRICA's media suppresses dissent and drowns out opposing views in a manner that has turned into simple but efficient marketing. While we are constantly told how are opinions are valued, most opinion is formed by a small elite who are given a disproportionate amount of time and space to air...
The pictures the Cape Times isn’t showing you
They banned the Anti-War movement, censored the 911 Truth and lied to us about Blackwater and Contra, now they are refusing to publish the whole story of the Tehran massacre and continuing to protect Independent News and Media business interests and the O'Reilly Clan base in the Middle East. Help...
Social media breaking iron grip of traditional media
THE news is no longer what it once was. Increasingly, news stories are being broken online and social media such as Twitter, Yahoo and Facebook, have become an important part in the new social discourse whose starting point is not the staid and dusty offices of Newspaper House or SABC, but rather...