'Public editor' proposed to open up SABC
Right2Know wants society to have a say in content
The Right2Know campaign has called for the appointment of a "public editor" at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to enable the public to engage continuously and consistently in programming. The public broadcaster is revamping its outdated editorial policies and in July called for the public to comment. The deadline for written submissions was August 31, and all input from the public would be consolidated and would inform a revised editorial code and policies, the public broadcaster said. In its written submission, Right2Know also proposed the establishment of national and provincial/regional stakeholder committees comprising key national and provincial players. These committees would help ensure that the SABC performs its public broadcasting role with specific reference to programming, and review the broadcaster’s charter periodically, advising the board and the minister of communications on changes required over time, by providing an up-to-date public broadcasting m...
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