by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2017
Did South African reporter go undercover to interview Drug Addicts? Ombuds says no
A South African newspaper, Umngeni Eyethu, published a front-page story with photos about a meeting of drug addicts seeking help...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2017
Huffington Post South Africa Editor Resigns after fake blogpost
Less than two weeks after the Huffington Post South Africa published a blogpost arguing for white men to be denied...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2017
White Men Can’t Vote? Fake Huffington Post Blogpost Taken Down after Author Can’t be Verified
White men around the world should be banned from voting for twenty years...or so a blogpost on Huffington Post South...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2016
Soccer Laduma Publishes Fake Interview with Kaizer Chiefs’ Lucky Baloyi
South African weekly soccer newspaper Soccer Laduma published a fake interview with Lucky Baloyi, a professional soccer player for the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2016
South Africa’s Independent Media Quits Press Council
Independent Media, a South Africa-based publisher, has quit the Press Council of South Africa. Independent Media's dozen publications including the...
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Several South African Newspapers must apologize to Editor who was fired after Nelson Mandela coverage
Alide Dasnois, an editor for the Cape Times (South Africa) was fired in late 2013, after she did not put...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 29, 2016
3 South African Journalists Suspended over SABC Decision not to Cover Protests
Three South African journalists were suspended from their network, the state-owned national South African Broadcasting Corp. (SABC), after they were told they...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2015
South African Newspaper Prison Deaths Story Wrongly Said Man’s Death Referred to Police, Ordered to Retract Claim
The South African Press Ombudsman ruled that the Johannesburg newspaper the Mail & Guardian broke guidelines with its Sept. 3 story ...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2015
South African newspaper hires Fact Checker, Cuts back on Anonymous Sources after Zuma Retraction, Complaints to Press Ombuds
South Africa's City Press issued a major mea culpa to President Jacob Zuma after discovering it made serious errors in...
by Sydney Smith on May 20, 2015
South African Media Can Name Kidnapping Victim, Media Site Retracts Criticism
South African daily newspaper The Cape Argus made South African media site Grubstreet retract its criticism of the site for...