Why Africa's journalists aren't doing a good job on COVID-19: ShutterstockThe media’s coverage of COVID-19 is being questioned as the disease sweeps across the world. The pandemic has severely tested national health systems and is wreaking havoc on economies and ordinary lives. How can the media constructively communicate the urgency and severity of … [Read more...] about Why Africa’s journalists aren’t doing a good job on COVID-19 | The Conversation
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Muckracking journalists who shaped southern Africa over three centuries | The Conversation
Muckracking journalists who shaped southern Africa over three centuries: New book extends the canon of investigative journalism from 1706 through to 2017. shutterstockIt was a modest, soft-spoken Catholic nun from the US, Sister Janice McLaughlin, who exposed the “protected villages” set up by the Rhodesian government in 1977. The villages were ostensibly to protect civilians … [Read more...] about Muckracking journalists who shaped southern Africa over three centuries | The Conversation
Why journalists in South Africa should do some self-reflection | The Conversation
Why journalists in South Africa should do some self-reflection: Media should be held to the same accountability standards they demand, especially from public representatives. EFE-EPA/Kim LudbrookIt is fitting that the apology by the editor of Sunday Times, South Africa’s biggest newspaper, for its serious lapses in editorial independence and judgement came at the start of a … [Read more...] about Why journalists in South Africa should do some self-reflection | The Conversation
SA News: South Africa: Abortion in South Africa – a Reporting Guide for Journalists
South Africa: Abortion in South Africa - a Reporting Guide for Journalists: Bhekisisa's new manual provides handy information on abortion data in South Africa, how procedures work and what the law says. Abortion has been legal in South Africa for decades. Until 1997, however, access to termination of pregnancy services was ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Insurtech … [Read more...] about SA News: South Africa: Abortion in South Africa – a Reporting Guide for Journalists
How investigative journalists helped turn the tide against corruption in South Africa | The Conversation
How investigative journalists helped turn the tide against corruption in South Africa: Journalists quiz former South African president Jacob Zuma. Relentless pressure led to his resignation. EPA-EFE/Kim LudbrookEvery year South African investigative journalists are recognised for their hard work when the winners of the Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism are … [Read more...] about How investigative journalists helped turn the tide against corruption in South Africa | The Conversation
