The battle for the people to broadcast:
Archival documents

 

Introduction

 

This CD contains close to 500 documents related to the struggle for democratised and open electronic communications systems in South Africa, the battle to transform the former state broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation, into a public broadcaster and the fight for the establishment of an independent broadcasting regulator. It is, essentially, a history, from primary sources, of the Campaign for Open Media (COM) and the Campaign for Independent Broadcasting (CIB). As a companion to The Broadcasting Independence Handbook (which is also accessible on this CD), this CD is invaluable. On it you will find original documents, petitions, minutes of meetings, records of strategy discussions, pamphlets, letters, position papers that vividly illustrate the ups and downs, victories and losses in the South African struggle to realise the demand: ‘The people shall broadcast’.

 

This page is the Table of Contents for this historical archive, never before as available to the public as it now is. In order to attempt to maintain some of the authenticity of the archives, the Table of Contents is ordered in ‘boxes’, ‘folders’ and ‘document numbers’.

 

If you have any questions, queries, comments or suggestions about the handbook or this archive, please do not hesitate to contact the Freedom of Expression Institute:

Telephone: +27 11 403-8403

Fax: +27 11 339-4109

Email: fxi@fxi.org.za

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SAVE THE PRESS

ARCHIVE DATABASE INDEX

BOX 1: SAVE THE PRESS COMMITTEE

 

NO.

DOCUMENT

DATE

A1

Memorandum to Save The Press Committee

22 January 1990

 

Speech by Azhar Cachalia at the Campaign To Save The Press

29 January 1990

 

Minutes of conference of the 'Save The Press Campaign' held in the Dorothy Susskind Auditorium, University of Witwatersrand

29 January 1990

A2

Memorandum to AGAG office to Joice Ozynsnky from Gail Behrmann

14 February 1990

 

Constitution of the Campaign for Open Media

1990

A3

Resolution

1990

 

 

 

THE TRANSFORMATION OF BROADCASTING IN SOUTH AFRICA

ARCHIVE DATABASE INDEX

BOX 2: COM/CIB GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE OUTGOING

 

NO.

ORGANISATION

DOCUMENT

DATE

1

Bowman Gilfillan Hayman Godfrey Inc

Letter to The South African Society of Journalists re: media restrictions

3 August 1988

2

Gail Behrmann

Letter to Bruce Dickson re: Save The Press Conference

8 January 1990

3

Gail Behrmann

Letter to C. Brinkworth re: Save The Press Conference

8 January 1990

4

Save The Press

Letter to Azhar Cachalia re: Save The Press-ACG launch

17 January 1990

5

Save The Press

Letter to S. Pote re: Save The Press - ACG

17 January 1990

6

COM/ACAG

Representation to SA Media Council

6 July 1990

7

COM

Letter to Media Council

1990

8

COM

Letter to Roy Williams

27 February 1991

9

COM

Letter to John Matisonn

1991

10

COM

Letter to D. Franklin

22 July 1991

11

COM

Letter to Allister Sparks

16 September 1991

12

COM

Letter to Tim Knight

16 January 1992

13

COM

Fax to Tim Knight

January 1992

14

COM

Financial report the COM

January 1992

15

CIB

Letter to Cde Waters Toboti

22 January 1992

16

COM

Letter to Dr Piersigilli

22 January 1992

17

COM

Letter to Mr Martin re: our telephonic conversation

29 January 1992

18

CODESA W 1

Letter to Raymond Louw

24 February 1992

19

COM

Statement to CODESA

25 February 1992

20

COM

Letter to Mr Feinstein

27 February 1992

21

COM

Letter to Mr Westdal re: funding

2 March 1992

22

International Press Institute

IPI report: South Africa: Intimidation continues

4 April 1992

23

COM

Letter to Moira Levy

30 April 1992

24

COM

Letter to Director-General of International Air Transport Association

7 April 1992

25

IATA

Response to COM letter

11 August 1992

26

COM

Letter to Radio Netherlands Training Centre