Investigative journalism in grassroots independent print media in South Africa: a baseline study of the Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Limpopo
Eastern Cape Communication Forum (ECCF); Association of Independent Publishers (AIP); Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
(2013), 20 pp.
"In summary, the findings show that more than half of the analysed newspapers do in fact seek to expose potential wrong doings of government and business and as such are important actors in promoting local accountability. Yet, the findings also show that a lot of the reporting is not as extensive, accurate and thorough as it could be. Some of the reasons for this are given below alongside recommendations as to how independent publishers could in future be supported to fulfil their mandate better." (Introduction)
Contents
1 Introduction, 4
2 The Project Partners, 5
3 A Baseline study of investigative journalism in Grassroots independent print media in the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga, 6
4 Findings, 8
Titles containing investigative content -- Articles with investigative or potentially investigative content -- Potential causes for limited investigative reporting
5 Methodological Limitations and lessons learnt, 11
6 Interventions, 12
7 Recommendations and the way forward, 14
2 The Project Partners, 5
3 A Baseline study of investigative journalism in Grassroots independent print media in the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga, 6
4 Findings, 8
Titles containing investigative content -- Articles with investigative or potentially investigative content -- Potential causes for limited investigative reporting
5 Methodological Limitations and lessons learnt, 11
6 Interventions, 12
7 Recommendations and the way forward, 14
