The SABC 8
By: Foeta Krige
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781776093892
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Investigative reporting; Reporters and reporting; Journalists; Television broadcasting; Censorship; Freedom of the press; Television broadcasting of news; Political aspects; South African Broadcasting Corporation
Other titles: South African Broadcasting Corporation 8.; South African Broadcasting Corporation eight
Description: "In 2016, the country watched as eight journalists stood up to the public broadcaster to dissent against the censorship imposed by COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng and the capture of the newsroom. They would become known as the SABC8. While many may remember the headlines, photos and footage that circulated during that time, few know the real story: the way lives were changed while history was being made. Now Foeta Krige, one of the SABC8, shares his version of events: how it came about that eight very different journalists from within the public broadcaster, each with their own unique background and motivation, were brought together by circumstance to fight the mighty SABC in the name of media freedom. This forms the backdrop for a lesser-known story - one of death threats, intimidation, assault and the eventual death of Suna Venter. Her death shocked the nation and baffled investigators. Was it a natural death caused by stress, or were there more sinister forces involved? To understand why her death was red-flagged, it is necessary to retrace her steps and how they converged with those of the seven other journalists. Krige takes the reader back to the day when everything started, telling the gripping, and often harrowing, story behind the sensational headlines."-- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.