'What's wrong with SA media?'
2008-03-04 18:35
Johannesburg - The development of the Forum of Black Journalists indicates that there are problems in the media in South Africa, SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) chief executive Tseliso Thipanyane said on Tuesday.
"What is going wrong in media rooms to lead to the establishment of the FBJ?" he asked at a discussion on how the media covers race and racism in SA.
He was referring to the outcry that followed a meeting in February attended by ANC president Jacob Zuma which prohibited white journalists at the re-launch of the FBJ.
This led to Talk Radio 702 laying a complaint of racism with the SAHRC. Hearings on the matter are due to begin on Wednesday.
He said it was no longer popular to talk about the issue of racism and when black people experienced it, they just kept quiet.
He said the media were part of South African society and were not immune to the challenges of racism.
- SAPA