DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS ‘Painful to witness’ — behind the jobs bloodbath at the Mail & Guardian 4 min 27 By Rebecca Davis
STOP PRESS Independent Media jobs on the line as company embarks on ‘further restructuring’ 2 min 4 By Neesa Moodley
STATE OF THE MEDIA Global news media launches DM’s Choose Truth campaign ahead of World News Day 2 min 1 By Daily Maverick Reporter
NEWSPAPER CLOSURES Media24 shutdowns — digital to retain 66 journos, but 334 jobs still on the line 4 min 0 By Neesa Moodley
MARKET INQUIRY Daily Maverick founders call on Competition Commission to ensure fairness in skewed media sector 5 min 7 By Georgina Crouth
PAPER TRAIL Media24 open to offers for Beeld, shuts door on Capital Newspapers/Caxton buying distribution operation 3 min 0 By Neesa Moodley
PRINT NEWS GLOOM Doors to close on Media24 print titles — 800 jobs affected 3 min 10 By Neesa Moodley
PRINT NEWS GLOOM Media24 to phase out City Press, Beeld, Daily Sun and Rapport newspapers, say reports 3 min 3 By Neesa Moodley
JOURNALISM UNDER THREAT OP-ED SA media companies turn to access to information law to hold tech giants to account 5 min 0 By Dario Milo
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Google committed to continue helping SA news publishers thrive in the online environment 6 min 1 By Google LLC
MEDIA CRISIS Thought Daily Maverick’s shutdown was a PR stunt? This is the real state of the news media 5 min 25 By Georgina Crouth
DAILY MAVERICK SHUTDOWN EDITORIAL Words of warning and sobering reality that must hit home at this eleventh hour 4 min 108 By Branko Brkic
Letter From The DM168 Editor How you can help us keep the power of print alive in the digital age 5 min 7 By Heather Robertson
MEDIA CRISIS Association of Independent Publishers ‘strongly supports’ DM’s calls to highlight the plight of news media 4 min 1 By Michelle Banda
WATCH THE VIDEO What do the Guptas have to do with load shedding? It turns out to be a big deal, actually 2 min 40 By Rebecca Davis
REPORTERS IN THE CROSSHAIRS There are 363 journalists jailed globally - here are the worst countries 4 min 0 By Suné Payne
FIGHTING DISINFORMATION OP-ED Media capture and information laundering – China and Russia’s propaganda assault on Africa 5 min 6 By Herman Wasserman
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY SA media freedom on the rise despite scourge of threats from police and political bodies 4 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
DEMOCRACY VS POLITICAL THEOCRACY OP-ED Fake news — The fight for South Africa’s future in the face of mounting disinformation 5 min 2 By Robyn Porteous
MEDIA OP-ED News industry meltdown — market failure or creative destruction? 5 min 2 By Styli Charalambous
