JOHANNESBURG - The South African National Editors’ Forum has expressed deep concern at the effect the ongoing waves of retrenchments at media houses across the country, now also taking place at Primedia, will have on South Africa's democracy and called for government and private support for the struggling media sector.
In a statement on Sunday, Sanef noted that this announcement came hot on the heels of Media24’s announcement of a possible 510 retrenchments, which followed announcements of possible retrenchments of 600 employees at the SABC. Sanef noted the severe hardships of journalists and media workers who had lost, and who face, the loss of their jobs, but also the problems for democracy of a shrinking media industry with shrinking newsrooms and fewer publications and media entities to cover the stories of all citizens.
"We call on government to make good on its promise to look into ways to support the media industry, a promise made by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his engagement with Sanef at the end of May, corporates to continue to advertise, and citizens to support the media through donations, membership fees, subscriptions, and buying local newspapers. Sanef will be taking up the president’s offer for support.
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