Attacks on journalists are on the increase and putting SA media freedom on the backfoot, SANEF chairperson hlatseentle said at the launch of the latest African Media Barometer
Last year, it was reported that political journalist Qaanitah Hunter was sent an image of a toy gun inscribed with the words “stay classy” by the secretary-general of the ANC Women’s League, Meokgo Matuba.
Every three or four years a panel of between 10 and 12 experts meets to assess the media situation in their own country by discussing the national media environment.After the discussion of each indicator, panel members allocate their individual scores to that respective indicator in an anonymous vote according to the scale.Social media
The latter, according to Makgato, is evident in some of the information being shared on social media platforms. Based on the barometer, it was concluded that South African journalists tried to be accurate in the stories they told. It was believed that this was due to recourse through the Press Council in cases of inaccuracy.Mahlase said: “It is the credibility of the media in general, not just of a particular media house that has to retract a story or print an apology, that is at stake.
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