Glenda Daniels is a journalist in South Africa and has worked at Amabhungane ( the Mail & Guardian Centre for Investigative Journalism), Right2Know and the Wits Journalism School.

What is the power of journalism in an era of social media? Power and Loss in South African Journalism examines this important question and makes a ringing call to re-imagine the media for the 21st century. —Ferial Haffajee, associate editor, Daily Maverick Glenda Daniels takes sophisticated theoretical turns to recuperate the idea that the media ought not to reinforce existing patterns of power and domination, but instead, question the social order to mediate the emergence of a just and equal society. A must-read for scholars, students, policy makers and journalists trying to understand complex disruptive changes in the media. —Tawana Kupe, vice-chancellor and principal, University of Pretoria

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsAcronymsTables and figuresGlossary Chapter 1 Power and subjection in the media landscapeChapter 2 The tension between the media, the state and Zuma’s African National CongressChapter 3 ‘Zupta’: Power and loss in investigative journalismChapter 4 The job loss tsunami in journalismChapter 5 Going online when you’re offline: The case of community media Chapter 6 The anti-feminist backlash, the glass ceiling and online trollsChapter 7 Decolonial ‘green shoots’ in mediaChapter 8 Power, loss and reimagining journalismEpilogueAppendicesReferencesIndex

Glenda Daniels is a journalist in South Africa and has worked at Amabhungane ( the Mail & Guardian Centre for Investigative Journalism), Right2Know and the Wits Journalism School.

What is the power of journalism in an era of social media? Power and Loss in South African Journalism examines this important question and makes a ringing call to re-imagine the media for the 21st century. —Ferial Haffajee, associate editor, Daily Maverick Glenda Daniels takes sophisticated theoretical turns to recuperate the idea that the media ought not to reinforce existing patterns of power and domination, but instead, question the social order to mediate the emergence of a just and equal society. A must-read for scholars, students, policy makers and journalists trying to understand complex disruptive changes in the media. —Tawana Kupe, vice-chancellor and principal, University of Pretoria

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsAcronymsTables and figuresGlossary Chapter 1 Power and subjection in the media landscapeChapter 2 The tension between the media, the state and Zuma’s African National CongressChapter 3 ‘Zupta’: Power and loss in investigative journalismChapter 4 The job loss tsunami in journalismChapter 5 Going online when you’re offline: The case of community media Chapter 6 The anti-feminist backlash, the glass ceiling and online trollsChapter 7 Decolonial ‘green shoots’ in mediaChapter 8 Power, loss and reimagining journalismEpilogueAppendicesReferencesIndex

Glenda Daniels is a journalist in South Africa and has worked at Amabhungane ( the Mail & Guardian Centre for Investigative Journalism), Right2Know and the Wits Journalism School.

What is the power of journalism in an era of social media? Power and Loss in South African Journalism examines this important question and makes a ringing call to re-imagine the media for the 21st century. —Ferial Haffajee, associate editor, Daily Maverick Glenda Daniels takes sophisticated theoretical turns to recuperate the idea that the media ought not to reinforce existing patterns of power and domination, but instead, question the social order to mediate the emergence of a just and equal society. A must-read for scholars, students, policy makers and journalists trying to understand complex disruptive changes in the media. —Tawana Kupe, vice-chancellor and principal, University of Pretoria

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsAcronymsTables and figuresGlossary Chapter 1 Power and subjection in the media landscapeChapter 2 The tension between the media, the state and Zuma’s African National CongressChapter 3 ‘Zupta’: Power and loss in investigative journalismChapter 4 The job loss tsunami in journalismChapter 5 Going online when you’re offline: The case of community media Chapter 6 The anti-feminist backlash, the glass ceiling and online trollsChapter 7 Decolonial ‘green shoots’ in mediaChapter 8 Power, loss and reimagining journalismEpilogueAppendicesReferencesIndex