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Manto: villain. Sunday Times: hero? MA assignment
The late former health minister, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang. IN AUGUST of 2007, the Sunday Times published a series of stories about the then health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang. Through an analysis...
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South Africa: Outcry And Protest
The arrival of democracy in South Africa brought with it unprecedented freedom for its media. No longer shackled by the myriad of laws it had to endure under apartheid, the right to freedom of...
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The effect of twitter on professional roles in journalism – the 2009 Iran...
By Michelle Solomon Originally published by Fesmedia Africa. The surge in information and news dissemination via micro-blogging has posed interesting questions and dilemmas for ‘professional’...
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Internet censorship in Africa, Edition 1
I have decided to start monitoring reports of internet censorship in Africa, and will write-up a monthly update from here on out. The update will include known arrests and harassment of bloggers and...
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Freedom House, internet freedom and dataless dark Africa
Watchdog organisation Freedom House last month released its 2012 report Freedom on the Net and its report is more alarming for its dearth of data on African countries than for its actual rankings. This...
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Discourse, ideology? MA assignment
Michel Foucault. (Image via Wikipedia) Thompson’s critical conception of ideology is useful critical analysis due its limited definition of power, in terms of the establishment and sustainment of...
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