The post-1990 demise of the alternative press

In this thesis, Lukas Opatrny studies the reasons for and implications of the demise of the South African alternative press, from the 1980s, after the end of apartheid. The concept of this press carried important democratic values, which contributed to media diversity, but when the 1990s ushered in the democratic era, theses 'alternative' ideals were lost along with the whole alternative press sector. ... A close analysis of [the] demise of Grassroots and the survival of the Weekly Mail/Mail & Guardian forms the basis of this study and serves to illuminate the conditions prevalent amongst the other alternative publications, which are examined more briefly.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Centre for Film and Media Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2006

Author dc:creator

• Opatrny, Lukas

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Glenn, Ian
• Hadland, Adrian

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8133

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8133