MMA gives SABC thumbs up in elections coverage interim report
It notes, “While some improvements are still needed, such as in the accessing of female sources, these interim results are highly encouraging for theThe interim report aims to give a brief overview of the type of coverage presented by SABC services during the 2019 elections period this far.
A total of 983 elections items were assesses in compiling the report, which looked at whose voices where heard; which groups were accessed in the coverage; how political parties fared; gender and race breakdowns, as well as fairness coverage as opposed to bias, among other issues. As far as racial representation is concerned in the SABC’s coverage thus far, the report notes while Black and White sources are fairly represented, the marginalisation of the“In this case, we can see that Black and White Sources are accessed largely in line with their size in South Africa’s populations sitting at 80% and 8%, according to StatsSA, respectively.
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