by Sydney Smith on Aug 20, 2019
South Africa Media Ethics Inquiry to find out ‘what went wrong’ with journalism
South Africa will have an "Inquiry into Media Ethics." The inquiry was set up by the country's National Editors' Forum...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 23, 2019
Press council dismisses plagiarism, right of reply complaint
South Africa's Daily Maverick was accused earlier this year of plagiarism and not contacting the subject of a news story,...
by Sydney Smith on May 29, 2019
South African newspaper published anonymous hearsay about church sex claims
The South African Daily Sun must apologize and retract an article claiming, based on anonymous sources, that a church hosted...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 25, 2019
New press ombudsman for South Africa
South Africa has a new press ombudsman, Pippa Green. Green begins April 1, the Mail & Guardian reported. iMediaEthics has...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 14, 2019
Why South Africa’s News 24 Took Down a Video of Students Trapped under Concrete Slab
South Africa's News 24 unpublished a video showing a fatal accident at a school because it upset readers. In a...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 03, 2018
South Africa Needs new Press Ombudsman, Applications due Today!
South Africa's Press Council is looking for a new press ombudsman to handle complaints against member publications. The current press...
by Sydney Smith on May 21, 2018
HuffPost South Africa didn’t contact 3 Journalists before Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Video
HuffPost South Africa apologized this month after publishing a video of the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela criticizing three journalists, Thandeka Gqubule,...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2018
South Africa’s Sunday World must apologize to football club Kaizer Chiefs
South Africa's Sunday World was issued the journalism equivalent of a yellow card. That is, the newspaper must apologize to the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2018
Sunday Times fires editor after conflict of interest
The Sunday Times of South Africa fired deputy editor of politics and commentary Jan-Jan Joubert after he didn't disclose a...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 27, 2018
South African news site sorry for ‘racist & sexist’ blogpost about cricket player
South Africa's News 24 published a "racist and sexist" blog post about former cricket player Michael Holding. Now, the news...