Against the Tide by Steven Friedman

Most of what passes for 'political news' in this country is not what journalists have found out by asking the right questions or ferreting out information. It is what appears on their phone screens through 'social media'. This means that a small group of people get to decide what is important and that finding out the news that really matters is very difficult.

That is the view of my Against the Tide column sent to subscribers this morning. To subscribe, visit the Against the Tide website. To request a free or reduced subscription contact info@againstthetiode.co.za

Steven Friedman is a public commentator and an academic, currently employed as a Research Professor at the University of Johannesburg. He has been writing on South African politics for the entire democratic period both as a scholar and public commentator. He has published books on South Africa’s transition to democracy, the role of the trade union movement, and current South African politics. He has also written columns and articles for several South African newspapers. His writing seeks to use academic research to shed light on current politics but to ensure that this is conveyed in a way easily understood by people who have no academic training.