Up against apartheid : The Role and the plight of the press in South Africa

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Up against apartheid : The Role and the plight of the press in South Africa

Richard Pollak - Nama Orang;

A firsthand report of the workings of the press in the intensely troubled nation, complete with portions of the Erasmus ComÂmission Reports never before published in the United States on the so-called Muldergate scandal.rnrnPollak was the co-founder and editor of MORE magazine, which specialized in media analysis. After observing the workÂings of the press in South Africa, he believes that in the 1980sthe English-language press will play a significant role in determining whether that country will be able to defuse its racial problem before it explodes into bloody civil strife.rnrnThe press in South Africa remains the one relatively free institution that has been critical of the government. Pollak exÂamines the pressures under which it works, the ways in which the government has sought to control it, the ways in which the press has fought against the controls, and the actual impact that the press has had upon the course of events, domestic and forÂeign. He describes the punitive closing of newspapers, the arÂrests and the torture, and the abuse of reporters imprisoned for what they have written. He also describes the carefully calcuÂlated bureaucratic obstacles to press coverage of events in South Africa, such as visas, work permits, and police credentials, as well as tapped telephones, security sleuths, and general harassÂment and intimidation used by the government to encourage self-censorship on the part of journalists. The constant war of nerves between the Nationalists and the press corps produces the desired chilling effect.rnrnPollak shows that the South African press played an imporÂtant part in revealing the Muldergate scandal, a saga of national and international intrigue, corruption, and violence that inÂcluded an attempt by South Africa to purchase the Washington Star to extend its credibility around the world.

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No. Panggil: 079.68 POL u
Penerbit: USA : Southern Illinois University Press., 1981
Deskripsi Fisik: 157 pages ; 21 cm
Bahasa: English
ISBN/ISSN: 0-8093-1013-9
Klasifikasi: 079.68
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Subjek: South Africa--Apartheid
South Africa--Freedom of the press
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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab: Richard Pollak

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