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Title:Beyond the Information Scandal: when South Africa bought into global news
Authors:Paterson, ChrisISNI
Malila, VanessaISNI
Year:2013
Periodical:Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies (ISSN 0256-0054)
Volume:34
Issue:2
Pages:1-14
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:news agencies
apartheid
propaganda
Abstract:South Africa's Information Scandal brought to light the extent to which the government tried to change popular perceptions through the manipulation of the press. South Africa's 'Propaganda War' began in 1972, at a time when the political, economic and social landscape was volatile and unpredictable. Something the apartheid government hoped to better control by spending great sums on influencing negative press coverage and portraying a positive image of the country internationally. This article provides an historical account of the relationship between the South African Department of Information and the London-based UPITN (United Press International Television News, the then second largest television news distribution agency), and seeks to provide answers to questions about the influence of the government on the content distributed by the news agency during the period of ownership. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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