by Sydney Smith on Jan 16, 2012
Sunday World Told to Correct, Apologize after Complaints to Press Council
The South African Press Council issued three rulings in December after model Joyce Molamu complained over articles about her in...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 31, 2011
Times of South Africa Tweets Fake News, Deletes Tweet, Apologizes
South African newspaper The Times apologized for "tweeting an inaccurate report that former President Nelson Mandela had been hospitalised," the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 29, 2011
South African News Site retracts story about South African Newspaper
South African news website BizCommunity.com retracted an Oct. 31 article about South African newspaper the Daily Sun and its editor-in-chief...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2011
South African Journalist on Anonymous Sources
The Times of South Africa's Joe Latakgomo weighed in on anonymous sources and whether they "tip-off versus rip-off" in a...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 27, 2011
Financial Mail Publishes Apology for Plagiarism
iMediaEthics wrote in early October about accusations of plagiarism against South Africa's Financial Mail. The newspaper issued an apology for the...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 16, 2011
SAfrican Press Council Updates Press Code, Bans Plagiarism, Checkbook Journalism
South Africa's press council has updated its press code to prohibit plagiarism, checkbook journalism, and discrimination, effective Oct. 15. Also,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 06, 2011
South African Newspaper Apologizes for Plagiarism
The Financial Mail apologized for plagiarizing from Bloomberg Businessweek, Regret the Error reported. The Financial Mail is a South African...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 21, 2011
South African Press Council Calls for New Code of Conduct
The Mail and Guardian, a weekly newspaper based in Johannesburg, reported that South Africa's press council has called for a...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2011
Media Group Claims Censorship at South African Newspaper
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) issued a press release slamming the suspension of South African journalist Brigitte Weidlich. Weidlich...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2011
Tabloids Aren’t Unethical, Says South African Editor Wally Mbele
At a conference debating if South Africa can produce tabloid journalism, the editor-in-chief of South African tabloid Sunday World challenged claims that...