South African media show branded 'propaganda'

A new current affairs programme launched by South African Broadcasting (SABC) has been branded as propaganda. In the Public Interest takes the media, especially newspapers, to task over supposed examples of unfair and inaccurate reporting. Raymond Louw, spokesman for the Media Institute of South Africa, said the SABC appeared to be pursuing its own agenda. Jane Duncan, executive director of the Freedom of Expression Institute, said that thought it was important for the media to be subjected to rigorous scrutiny, it was "inappropriate for the SABC to use a public resource as a platform for individuals in the SABC to settle scores with individuals in other media." (Via capeargus.co.za)