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 Daily Maverick screenshot on 29 March 2013 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Online and print |
| Publisher | Daily Maverick |
| Editor-in-chief | Branko Brkic[1] |
| Associate editor | Ferial Haffajee[2] |
| Managing editor | Jillian Green[3] |
| Founded | 2009 September 1 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Country | South Africa |
| Website | www |
Daily Maverick is an independent, South African, English language, online news publication and weekly print newspaper, with offices in the country's two largest cities by population: Cape Town (the site of its headquarters) and Johannesburg.[4][5][6]
It was co-founded in 2009 by Branislav 'Branko' Brkic, who was also the publication's editor-in-chief, and Styli Charalambous, its Chief Executive Officer.[1]
Daily Maverick's motto is Defend Truth, and it is funded by a combination of reader donations, grants, events, and advertising.[1]
The publication states that journalism, in its opinion, needs to do two things. Firstly; it needs to help protect democracy, which it says it does by means of a large investment in accountability. And, secondly; it needs to help people navigate life, make better decisions, have better conversations, and ultimately aid people in the pursuit of a better life, which the publication says it achieves by explaining the impact of major events, providing perspective from an experienced newsroom, and publishing a variety of opinions, sourced from a network of contributors (in other words, avoiding bias and remaining objective and balanced with what they publish).[1]
In terms of readership, the publication stated in 2024 that it had approximately 14.5 million unique website visits per month.[7]
Daily Maverick has received many media-related awards, and is known for, among other things, its investigation of the Gupta Leaks,[8][9][10] which won the 2019 Global Shining Light Award.[11]
The aforementioned investigation was credited with exposing the Indian-born Gupta family, and former President Jacob Zuma, for their role in the multi-year-long, systemic political corruption and state capture that occurred in South Africa, during Zuma's time in office. In 2018, Brkic received the Nat Nakasa Award for his role in the investigation.[12][13] In 2021, Daily Maverick CEO Styli Charalambous also received the award.[12]
- ^ a b c d "About Daily Maverick". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "22 Questions with Ferial Haffajee". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "20 Questions with Jillian Green". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Reuters' "Rebooting audience engagement when journalism is under fire"". What’s New in Publishing | Digital Publishing News. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Schiffrin, Dr Anya. "South Africa's Daily Maverick exemplifies the travails facing Global Muckrakers". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Moerdyk, Chris (3 September 2020). "Maverick by name, maverick by nature: A case study of modern journalism - The Media Online". Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Maverick, Daily (29 August 2024). "Branko Brkic to step down as Daily Maverick editor-in-chief". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ tpampalone (10 April 2019). "How Perugia (Almost) Broke My Heart". Global Investigative Journalism Network. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Uncaptured: How it all began". The Mail & Guardian. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "#GuptaLeaks released to journalists worldwide". The Mail & Guardian. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ gfaure (28 September 2019). "Investigations From Peru, Philippines, South Africa Win Global Shining Light Award". Global Investigative Journalism Network. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Nat Nakasa Awards » SANEF | Protecting Media Freedom". SANEF | Protecting Media Freedom. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "GuptaLeaks: "We have a game changer"". AIJC. Retrieved 14 February 2023.