[TOP STORY] Lottery scandal now engulfs SA media credibility

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of a lottery scandal on the credibility of South African media, featuring insights from Nathan Geffen.

‘When there are concerns that money is affecting the way a news publication is reporting on a corrupt institution, that becomes an issue of immense public importance,’ says Nathan Geffen, editor of GroundUp. Moneyweb

People in this episode

Guest: Nathan Geffen

Topics covered

• lottery scandal
• media credibility
• public importance
• corruption
• news reporting

Keywords

• lottery scandal
• media credibility
• corruption
• Nathan Geffen
• GroundUp

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GroundUp, Moneyweb

Places: SA

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