Sanef Press Statement: Weather Service will not act as censor of weather forecasting
The SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) welcomes assurances by Water and Environmental Affairs Portfolio Committee… Read more…
News
Joint statement of SANEF and the ANC Meeting held December 6, 2011
Delegations from the ANC, the South African National Editors’ Forum, Projourn and Media Monitoring Africa… Read more…
Quality
Sanef promotes excellence in journalism through training and education programmes as well as our free-of-charge publications.
Freedom
Sanef supports a free press and the right of the media to work without fear of reprisal or intimidation.
Ethics
Sanef is committed to encouraging ethically-driven media, and providing an environment for ethics discourse in the South African media.
Diversity
Among Sanef’s key endeavours is the work of addressing racial and gender diversity in the media so that it more accurately reflects South Africa’s demographics.
Members’ Blogs
Freedom of the African internet
Guy Berger – Thought Leader
Ahead of May 3 World Press Freedom Day, a new study of 37 countries gives the state of play for internet freedom in six African states. Here?s the pecking order: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zimbabwe … and Ethiopia. (Yes, there?s a place even more restrictive than Zimbabwe.) Although South...
For the Sunday Times, transparency should be the new credibility
Guy Berger – Thought Leader
It was only after Business Day published, that the Sunday Times proffered an editorial comment ? feebly asking the public to feel free to complain about any perceived problems....
The dangers of bad science journalism
Anton Harber – The Harbinger
There is a piece of what some might pass off as journalism in our newspaper today which is so infuriating that I cannot ignore it. It is a breathtaking exemplar of the dangers of bad science reporting. Under the strange headline ?Scorched tree poser for cellphone giant?, the Saturday Star...
The future of journalism ethics: radical transparency
Anton Harber – The Harbinger
Journalists in the traditional media dealt with their ethics through a set of established rules and practices. We should not accept gifts or freebies, or allow a conflict of interest in stories we cover. We should be immunised from the influence of advertisers. We should separate commentary and news reporting...
