We have a game changer
Subtitle: a decade of the Daily maverick
By: [written by Francesca Beighton, Tudor Caradoc-Davies, Tiara Walters]
Contributors: Caradoc-Davies, Tudor, author; Walters, Tiara, author
Publisher: Maverick 451
Published: 2019
Place of publication: [Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9780620849616
Subjects: Newspapers; History; Press; Electronic newspapers; Daily maverick (South Africa)
Description: Starting a South African digital media business in a time when nobody had a clue how to make money from online news was a bad idea. Doing it on a shoestring budget with a skeleton staff? Downright foolish. A decade later, Daily Maverick has managed to establish itself as one of the country's most influential and intelligent publications - but not without a disproportionate amount of death threats, grey hair and empty bank accounts. We Have A Game Changer lifts the lid on the often unbelievable efforts to keep the dream alive. Marikana, Madiba, Mangaung, Nenegate, Nkandla, Oscar Pistorius, the rise of the EFF, the fall of SARS, 10 years of Zuma and, of course, the #GuptaLeaks: Daily Maverick covered it all with the depth and the signature wit that this plucky digital publisher has become known for. Tracking the biggest moments in South Africa over the last decade and the knock-on effect that they had on both the editorial and business endeavours, this is the story behind the stories. We Have A Game Changer tells what it was like to construct a first draft of history. And what a history that was.
Table of contents: title: Introduction - Dail maverick reader covenant - Prologue - 2009:  A rag to be reckoned with - 2010: The age of Zuma - 2011: The sufferfest - 2012: There will be blood - 2013: The baobab falls - 2014: Annus horribilis - 2015: Get up, stand up - 2016: The kakistocracy - 2017: The game changer - 2018: The year of perseverance; title: 2019: Defining a decade.