Financial pressures on press are risking quality of independent media
South Africa’s strong history of robust and independent media is facing many challenges, including financial pressures and the increasing influence of powerful interests.
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South Africa’s strong history of robust and independent media is facing many challenges, including financial pressures and the increasing influence of powerful interests.
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"Dehumanizing portrayals have long been a core feature of how the global press presents much of the world, especially communities in crisis and in the Global South."
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