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The contradictions of broadcasting reform in post‐apartheid South Africa

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This article examines the process of mass media reform in South Africa during the 1990s, with particular reference to broadcasting. It identifies tensions between the attempt to restructure broadcasting as a public sphere capable of supporting national unification and democratisation, the existence of socioeconomic differentiation and cultural diversity at sub‐national scales and the pressures which impinge upon the broadcasting sector as a result of policies aimed at internationalising the South African economy. The formulation of broadcasting policy between 1990 and 1995 is reviewed, and the changes that have taken place during the implementation of restructuring and re‐regulation from 1996 to 1998 are critically assessed. The article concludes that the intensified commercialisation of broadcasting is at odds with political objectives of transforming the mass media into a public sphere supportive of a diverse and independent civil society.

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  • Clive Barnett, 1998. "The contradictions of broadcasting reform in post‐apartheid South Africa," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(78), pages 551-570.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:25:y:1998:i:78:p:551-570
    DOI: 10.1080/03056249808704343
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