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What is not published is at least as significant as what is, but this does not mean the editor is a blue-pencil wielding ‘censor’. It does however mean that avoidance of certain topics or passivity about them are telling.
New Frame achieved much, but was also an unworkable proposition given its very high costs.
Undocumented immigrants often don’t report crimes perpetrated against them to the police, fearing that they may be detained for living illegally in South Africa. Undocumented immigrants often don’t report crimes against them, fearing that they may be detained for living in SA illegally.
Over the past four years, progressive online publication New Frame won admiration for its reporting on labour and social justice. The abrupt announcement that it is shutting down has caused expressions of outrage and betrayal — as well as some worrying political allegations. How did a seeming...
The online publication’s left-wing perspective provided some much-needed diversity. Now its alternative voice has joined the growing number of silenced newsrooms in an age of digital disruption, dwindling circulations and shaky revenue models.