How appropriate is this title on the eve of South Africa's state of the nation address. Alot of debate when it comes to media in the past few weeks has been around responsibility of the media. This follows the eTV expose of claims of robbery by few individuals during this year Fifa World Cup. I have been asking myself a few questions surrounding the role of media in this country. What role are we playing, what role should we be playing, but the key question has been is political opposition so weak in the country that the media has to play that role. In honest truth, i fail to remember when last I read a feel good South African article making the headlines....Ohhhh I think that was Mark Shuttleworth, nothing else comes to mind. Anyway perhaps this explains alot with regards to decreasing circulation and decreasing listnership and viewership.

The question I need to ask then is this? Has our role as political opposition in a democratic country leaving the vast majority of the citizens with no hope, have we reached the point were we are perceived aswell as the enemy instead of the voice of the people. Is our reporting accurate, are we pointing to government successes or are we so consumed with highlight the failers under the premise that people want bad news.In doing this aren't we contributing in a negative way.I leave you this time with questions, and would prefer if you could ponder just for a minute.Think of the State of the Media and the role that we are playing.