'The South African mediascape has been captured by a coalition of right-wing and neo-liberal forces, with key online publications like News24, amaBhungane and Daily Maverick all firmly under neo-liberal control.'
A number of publications have a stream of cash from a web of funds that are so wedded, directly or indirectly, to the US intelligence network that they have become an extension of the CIA. There are also all forms of influence such as off-the-record briefings and collaborations with USAID or National Endowment for Democracy funded projects that do not take the form of direct cash transfers. There are also the constant engagements with a network of US funded NGOs and research centers.
At first blush, such an assertion sounds far-fetched. After all, it's only been the 'criminals, fraudsters, and bullshit artists' who seek refuge in saying that the game is rigged, the referee is biased, and the news is fake. But one only has to look at the published work of these titles to see their very clear biases.
What is the position or policy of the South African National Editor's Forum on this kind of attempted interference by US intelligence and State Department officials? A clear statement is also required from the SANEF ethics committee. This gatekeeping manufactures a false neo-liberal consensus within the culture of these publications. Journalists in these publications and even potential contributors to these publications begin to see the path of least resistance to getting their work published, and this diminishes the voices of any dissenting views within these liberal newsrooms. Material that serves the pro-US propaganda line that is peddled in these"On the Rocks and Off the Record" is elevated.
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