Democracy denied : the Press in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorFreeman, Glenen_ZA
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dc.date.issued1999en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis work is an examination of the media in South Africa (SA). Here it shall be seen that SA was not a democratic state while under National Party (NP) rule. This statement is obvious as the vast majority of SA citizens were denied the franchise. But democracy eluded even those enjoying life within the narrow confines of white democratic rule, as they were denied the information necessary to make informed decisions. The control of information by political players will be a key area of focus. This topic was chosen because SA has entered a new phase of government, that being a liberal democracy. Fears have been expressed in SA that democracy may slide into a dictatorship, or at least a tyranny of the majority in which the will of the masses (in this case a racial group, the blacks) will be imposed upon the minority at the expense of their current liberties. If democratic consolidation is to take place in SA, the media and other members of civil society must play a role in that consolidation. One way in which to prepare for the future is to examine the past: the media is no exception.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationFreeman, G. (1999). <i>Democracy denied : the Press in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12502en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationFreeman, Glen. <i>"Democracy denied : the Press in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12502en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationFreeman, G. 1999. Democracy denied : the Press in South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Freeman, Glen AB - This work is an examination of the media in South Africa (SA). Here it shall be seen that SA was not a democratic state while under National Party (NP) rule. This statement is obvious as the vast majority of SA citizens were denied the franchise. But democracy eluded even those enjoying life within the narrow confines of white democratic rule, as they were denied the information necessary to make informed decisions. The control of information by political players will be a key area of focus. This topic was chosen because SA has entered a new phase of government, that being a liberal democracy. Fears have been expressed in SA that democracy may slide into a dictatorship, or at least a tyranny of the majority in which the will of the masses (in this case a racial group, the blacks) will be imposed upon the minority at the expense of their current liberties. If democratic consolidation is to take place in SA, the media and other members of civil society must play a role in that consolidation. One way in which to prepare for the future is to examine the past: the media is no exception. DA - 1999 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1999 T1 - Democracy denied : the Press in South Africa TI - Democracy denied : the Press in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12502 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12502
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationFreeman G. Democracy denied : the Press in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 1999 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12502en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPolitical Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleDemocracy denied : the Press in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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