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How did the Sunday Times decide to cut this story? R1 million of taxpayers’ money siphoned off to the ANC? It certainly seems newsworthy. Their decision not to publish is all the more bizarre when you consider they were given the story as an exclusive. Could it be the Sunday Times has lost is [...]
Filed under: Corruption, Media | Tagged: Manufacturing the News, Mark Steele, Msudunzi Municipality, Newsworthy, Poor Journalism, Sunday Times, The News | 5 Comments »
A look at the way in which the Sunday Times recasts old news in a fashion that suggests it is both new and exclusive to the paper, using the paper’s front page story from 14 June 2009 by way of illustration.
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Filed under: Media | Tagged: Auditor-General, Manufacturing the News, Poor Journalism, Sunday Times, Wisani Wa Ka Ngobeni | 14 Comments »
A look at the way in which the Sowetan newspaper broke the story about Helen Zille’s comment on Jacob Zuma and how it constitutes an excellent illustration of poor journalism and weak editorial control.
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Filed under: Democratic Alliance, HIV/AIDS, Jacob Zuma, Leadership, Media | Tagged: AIDS, Helen Zille, Jacob Zuma, Office of the President, Poor Journalism, Sexism, Sowetan | 4 Comments »
