If media lose their credibility there'll be all hell to pay

18 October 2016 - 10:41

By The Times Editorial

A student called into the John Robbie Show on Talk Radio 702 yesterday morning to complain that the "mainstream news media" were biased against the #FeesMustFall movement and were not reporting fairly on the provocations the students were experiencing. On Twitter, on the other hand, it is being argued that the mainstream news media are supporting the protesting students but ignoring the "trending topic", #Sciencemustfall.

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