From a South African perspective, the G8 Summit passed without much coverage in the print media. This lack of publicity seems to be indicative that the G8 Summit was not as significant as the G20 Summit. Most of the coverage on the G8 Summit in SA’s print media was sourced from international news agencies, like Reuters or AFP, and simply re-printed. One journalist indicated to me that the reason for this is simple: SA publications do not have the funding to dispatch journalists to cover the summit in detail. Only once the summit concluded did several publications offer editorials.

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