Thabo Mbeki on the Mass Media

Mbeki said the media remained very influential in South Africa.

"It becomes a very important vehicle for the conveyance of that knowledge," he said.

"Particularly [where] readers seem to have sufficient confidence in the media, so they think if it comes from newspaper it is true.

"Thabo Mbeki stole half a dozen eggs from supermarket. Therefore it is true because it comes from the newspaper."



The above excerpt is part of an article that was first published on The Times. You may read the full article here.