Branko Brkic
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Branislav ‘Branko’ Brkic is a Serbian-born South African journalist, publisher and the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the independent online news daily Daily Maverick, which was launched in 2009.[1][2]
In 2018, Brkic was awarded the country’s prestigious Nat Nakasa Award[3] for initiating the collaborative corruption investigation into the Indian-born Gupta family and former South African President Jacob Zuma, known as the GuptaLeaks.[4] The investigation won the 2019 Global Shining Light Award alongside Rappler, the Filipino publication founded by Nobel Prize laureate Maria Ressa.[5]
Background
Brkic was a book publisher in Yugoslavia before immigrating to South Africa in 1991. In 1998 he launched Timbila, the former South African National Parks magazine and[6] co-founded the IT business magazine Brainstorm in 2001 with Jovan Regasek.[7]
Brkic launched the print business magazine Maverick in 2005, launching its sister publication Empire magazine in 2007. Both magazines closed in September 2008.[8] Brkic and his partner, co-founder and CEO Styli Charalambous, launched Daily Maverick in 2009.[9]
Controversy
As editor of Daily Maverick, Brkic has come under frequent personal attack, largely led by the Independent Media Group, which accused Brkic of an alleged lack of transparency in the funding of his publication.[10] Funding information is published on Daily Maverick’s website.[11] In August 2022, a judge ruled in favour of the publication and Brkic when it sued a former columnist for posting on social media that he was paid to write articles critical of Independent News and its owner. The article was later retracted. [12] [13]
References
- ↑ Schiffrin, Dr Anya. "South Africa's Daily Maverick exemplifies the travails facing Global Muckrakers". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ "The site your mom warned you about". The Mail & Guardian. 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ "Nat Nakasa Awards » SANEF | Protecting Media Freedom". SANEF | Protecting Media Freedom. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ Segal, David (2018-02-05). "How Bell Pottinger, P.R. Firm for Despots and Rogues, Met Its End in South Africa". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ gfaure (2019-09-28). "Investigations From Peru, Philippines, South Africa Win Global Shining Light Award". Global Investigative Journalism Network. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ "Branko Brkic". Festival Internazionale del Giornalismo. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ↑ "Magazines are useful". ITWeb. 2011-08-01. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ "Death of a true maverick empire". Bizcommunity. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ "Best, worst of times for online 'maverick'". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ Dlamini, Sizwe. "Smoke and mirrors: why Daily Maverick's Branko Brkic is a liar and a thief". Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ "About Daily Maverick". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ Broughton, Tania. "Daily Maverick wins defamation case against former columnist". News24. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ "Apology to Daily Maverick and Branko Brkic". IOL. February 26, 2023.
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