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This article explores different viewpoints about the question of journalistic independence in the current South African dispensation by taking the Presidential Press Corps (PPC) as an example. It is argued that when seen from a libertarian point of view, the PPC presents some problems with regard t...
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University of Johannesburg
2022-10-01
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This article explores different viewpoints about the question of journalistic independence
in the current South African dispensation by taking the Presidential Press Corps (PPC)
as an example. It is argued that when seen from a libertarian point of view, the PPC
presents some problems with regard to the normative ethical framework that sees media
independence as a position that brings the media and the government in opposition.
The views of journalists and editors are canvassed to illustrate some of the concerns
about the PPC. The article concludes by suggesting different ways to view the relationship
between the government and the media that would not present the same ethical
difficulties as when this relationship is viewed from an orthodox libertarian perspective.
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| spelling | doaj-art-2db1b242d6674e4788e90e5c0d4d94e52025-01-20T08:50:41ZengUniversity of JohannesburgCommunicare0259-00692957-79502022-10-0122110.36615/jcsa.v22i1.1802Independent or embeddedHerman Wasserman0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2553-1989Lizma van Zyl1University of CapetownUniversity of Capetown This article explores different viewpoints about the question of journalistic independence in the current South African dispensation by taking the Presidential Press Corps (PPC) as an example. It is argued that when seen from a libertarian point of view, the PPC presents some problems with regard to the normative ethical framework that sees media independence as a position that brings the media and the government in opposition. The views of journalists and editors are canvassed to illustrate some of the concerns about the PPC. The article concludes by suggesting different ways to view the relationship between the government and the media that would not present the same ethical difficulties as when this relationship is viewed from an orthodox libertarian perspective. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1802journalistic independencelibertarianPresidential Press Corps (PPC)normative ethical framewormedia independencemedia |
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