Friday, July 20, 2007

S.Africa's SABC starts Africa channel amid bias furore

(Reuters) - South Africa's public broadcaster is launching an international news channel to compete with CNN and the BBC, joining the growing ranks of news outlets seeking to challenge media stereotypes about Africa.

But media watchdogs say the South African Broadcasting Corp should focus on bolstering editorial independence at home after charges of political meddling harmed its credibility and revived memories of its days as a propaganda machine for apartheid.


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