1st Edition

Breaking Story The South African Press

By Gordon S. Jackson Copyright 1993
    332 Pages
    by Routledge

    332 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book provides an in-depth analysis of the economic difficulties facing journalism, including the impact of television's increasing share of the advertising market. It focuses on the alternative press, which arose in the mid-1980s at the height of the government's crackdown on dissent.

    Preface -- Roots -- The Freeze, the Thaw, and the Future -- The Backdrop -- The Alternative Press -- The Realities of the Marketplace -- The Law -- The State of Emergency -- Other Environmental Hazards -- Prospects -- The Prospects for Press Freedom -- Other Vital Issues -- Rewriting the Map -- Appendix