● We are a membership-based association, established in 2004 to represent online and print publications in SA.
● We are the biggest association of small publishers in Africa, and we represent most but not all community print and online publishers in South Africa.
● Most of our publications are for-profit publications – SMMEs – but we have some non-profit members such as GroundUp and Muslim Views.
Frequently asked questions:
Why should we care about community media?
● It is one of the most diverse sectors of the media in terms of language, content and format.
● It covers areas of the country that no other media cover, other than SABC radio.
● It has the closest and most intimate relationship with its audiences.
● It builds communities from the bottom up.
● It holds local power brokers (government, business and civil society organisations) to account.
● It is critical to SA democracy because it ensures that we know what is happening in our country – not just what is happening in the major cities.
