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    SABC News, a law unto itself

    Accused of sacrificing its public accountability, editorial policy and of moving ever closer to becoming a de facto state broadcaster, the SABC looked dangerously like it was being used by Robert Gumede in his war against the Mail & Guardian. Yet the SABC is defiant, saying it doesn't need to explain its editorial policy or news decisions to anyone. Really?
    Mandy de WaalBy Mandy de Waal: @mandyldewaal
    10 Nov 2010
    10 Nov 2010

    Ask the South African Broadcasting Corporation how it makes news decisions these days and you're likely to be castigated. Despite being the public broadcaster obligated by law to follow a defined editorial code, to be accountable to the public and to comply with a code of conduct dictated by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa, SABC News under Phil Molefe has become a law unto itself.

    Continue reading the full story on www.thedailymaverick.co.za.

    Read more: SABC circus, SABC crisis, M&G, SABC News, Mandy de Waal, smear campaign, SABC fiasco, Robert Gumede
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    About Mandy de Waal: @mandyldewaal

    Editor, writer and researcher. *Editor of #TheFutureByDesign & The Africa Annual *Published in Africa's Greatest Entrepreneurs *Published in Rolling Stone Magazine, The Guardian (UK), Daily Maverick, Finweek, Mail & Guardian, City Press, Rapport, Moneyweb, Noseweek; Brainstorm Magazine; ITWeb, and MarkLives. *Before becoming a full time writer, de Waal founded brand agency Idea Engineers, and led the Cape Town office of Text 100.
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