South Africa’s Media 20 Years After Apartheid
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2013), 54 pp.
"South Africa’s news media has become, in the post-1994 democratic era, among the most concentrated in the world, affecting the quality of its content and the sales of its newspapers. A significant decrease in international development support, and post-1994 changes to the nature of that support, has exacerbated that process. The few cases in which dedicated, targeted support has been provided have, in sharp contrast, contributed to the development of islands of investigative journalism excellence able to exercise influence both on other media and on broader South African society." (Preface, page 5)
THE STATE OF THE MEDIA IN SOUTH AFRICA, 8
South Africa Today -- Media Then -- Media Now
GRANTING MEDIA DEVELOPMENT, 28
A Brief History of Media Funding -- General Funding Trends in South Africa -- South African Government Support for the Media -- Other Local Funding -- U.S. Support for Media in South Africa -- European Funders of Media in South Africa -- Future Funding
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, 43
South Africa Today -- Media Then -- Media Now
GRANTING MEDIA DEVELOPMENT, 28
A Brief History of Media Funding -- General Funding Trends in South Africa -- South African Government Support for the Media -- Other Local Funding -- U.S. Support for Media in South Africa -- European Funders of Media in South Africa -- Future Funding
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, 43
