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Accountability is the price of entry: why Independent Media’s appeal misfires
Independent Media’s reported appeal against the Competition Commission’s Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) final report rests on an…
 • Michael Markovitz
South Africa's G20 success misses the moment on information integrity
A historic diplomatic achievement in Johannesburg, but without commitments on information integrity the declaration falls short of what democracies…
 • Michael Markovitz
Media and Digital Platforms Inquiry final report: a pragmatic settlement with unfinished business
A preliminary assessment of what the Commission’s final report delivers — and what it leaves unresolved
 • Michael Markovitz
Still So '90s
South Africa's broadcasting framework is stuck in a regulatory time capsule
 • Michael Markovitz
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Finding our People at CTRL+J Africa
A Johannesburg gathering that confronted narratives, sovereignty, and the hard questions for journalism’s future
 • Michael Markovitz
Framing the Fight for Fairer Digital Markets
An interim analysis of how a journalism-led civil society alliance helped shape South Africa’s Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry
 • Michael Markovitz
When the axe came into the forest, the trees said: the handle is one of us
A reckoning with journalism’s internal compromises, and a path to resilience
 • Michael Markovitz
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