The limits of media democratization in South Africa: politics, privatization and regulation

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The article discusses the democracy of television and radio broadcasting in post-apartheid South Africa. Issues examined include the current segregation within the industry, recent attempts to regulate diversity through policy, the emergence of black-owned corporations, and the privatization of broadcasting companies.

Political aspects, Broadcasting, Race relations, Mass media

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Yizo Yizo: citizenship, commodification and popular culture in South Africa

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The policy background and the public debate shown by the controversial drama series, Yizo Yizo is examined. A new rationality of media citizenship that has broader significance for the implications of media globalization for citizenship, culture and participation is discussed.

South Africa, Criticism and interpretation, Popular culture, Yizo Yizo (Play)

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Witnessing: US citizenship and the vicarious experience of suffering

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The witness to human suffering through mass mediated depictions and the way citizens learn are examined. The relationship between mass media depictions of suffering and current models of spectatorial citizenship is discussed.

Suffering

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