Tabloid Journalism in South Africa: True Story!

by Herman Wasserman

Less than a decade after the advent of democracy in South Africa, tabloid newspapers have taken the country by storm. One of these papers--the Daily Sun--is now the largest in the country, but it has generated controversy for its perceived lack of respect for privacy, brazen sexual content, and unrestrained truth-stretching. Herman Wasserman examines the success of tabloid journalism in South Africa at a time when global print media are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253222117
• ISBN13: 9780253222114
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher