Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Impact of Social Media on Education programming

SABC has dominated the South African broadcasting industry since its inception in 1976, SABC Education plays a significant role, as a business unit responsible for delivering educational TV and Radio programming and other supporting special projects. SABC Education’s content, gathered from a wide range of educational issues contributes to a South African identity which is rich, culturally and diverse with the sole purpose of 'Enriching Minds, Enriching Lives!'

The advancement of digital media technologies has been of significant use to the public broadcaster thus giving SABC Education more dominance and popularity over the social media environment such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Educational Blog and other web-based social sites.

The evolution of digital media has played a convenient role in driving media content for SABC Education using some of the most ground breaking content for TV programming, among which the most prominent are Matrics Uploaded, SHIFT and Intersexions.  

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