Inconclusive findings regarding South African young adults’ interest in (television) news prompted this article's exploration of viewership trends (2006–2012). The focus is on the viewership of newscasts produced by the SABC and e.tv. Specific attention is paid to young adult viewers, who are then compared with older adults. It appears that in South Africa, newscas...

Against profound transformations impacting on the journalism institution globally, this article investigates the contemporary state of South African journalism, inferred mainly from studying journalists themselves. Journalists are studied here because intrinsically they are a superior component in news gathering, analysis and publishing processes. If ethical, journ...