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Fifa should embrace coverage, not curb it
At root, Fifa wants to protect its mega-revenue flow of selling live broadcast rights to TV networks, writes <b>Guy Berger</b>.
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Needed: The media’s own Malema
The media helped make Julius Malema a celebrity. What the media now needs is to make its own star who can champion the cause of media freedom.
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Ei-ash, it’s been an Eyjafjallajökull of a volcano
As one of the many stranded by the ash cloud over Europe, and unable to get home for five days, <b>Guy Berger</b> found himself on the internet a lot.
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A book that tracks the African football chameleon
Titled <i>The Feet of the Chameleon</i>, Ian Hawkey’s recent book on African football could equally be dubbed the "feat" of the chameleon.
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Marking a milestone for African media
East Africa’s powerful media house, The Nation Group, celebrated its 50th birthday last week with a major media conference.
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Relaxing broadcast ownership is too little, too late
Karl Marx famously said the first time history repeats itself is tragic; the second is farce.
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Information access affects everyone
If you lived in an oil-rich country like Angola, you would certainly want to have transparency in the mining contracts signed by your government.
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Banning free speech – where will it end?
When a church bans a bishop from speaking to the media, you have to wonder what’s next. Blocking the man from addressing his parishioners?
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Making the ‘newsmaker’ of 2009
As the silly season arrives, media space gets turned over to the ”newsmaker of the year”.
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Caviar, Fifa and media corruption
Editors have expressed deep concern over journalists having to sign away rights to get access to Fifa and other sporting events.
