Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor | University of Johannesburg | South Africa
Mandla J. Radebe is an associate professor in the University of Johannesburg’s Department of Strategic Communication. He is the author of ‘Constructing Hegemony: The SA Commercial Media and the (Mis)Representation of Nationalisation’ (UKZN Press).
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Media Freedom | Southern Africa
Frames and Marginalisation of Counter-hegemonic Voices: Media Representation of the Land Debate in South Africa
Because of its location in the capitalist power structures, the South African commercial press is unable to play a democratizing role for the marginalised and voiceless in society. Instead, it reinforces the interests of the powerful societal forces.