The Fourth Estate: A Newspaper Story by Joel Mervis
R95,00
Secondhand Hardcover in Good Condition. Slight shelf wear
The Fourth Estate: A Newspaper Story (1989), written by legendary South African editor Joel Mervis and published by Jonathan Ball, is a comprehensive, insider history of South Africa’s English-language press.
Spanning 571 pages, the book serves as both a memoir and an authoritative chronicle of major South African media outletsspecifically focusing on the history of South African Associated Newspapers (SAAN), the Rand Daily Mail, and the Sunday Times. Mervis, who edited the Sunday Times from 1959 to 1975, tracks how these newsrooms evolved from early mining-era operations into powerful political institutions.
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Secondhand Hardcover in Good Condition. Slight shelf wear
The Fourth Estate: A Newspaper Story (1989), written by legendary South African editor Joel Mervis and published by Jonathan Ball, is a comprehensive, insider history of South Africa’s English-language press.
Spanning 571 pages, the book serves as both a memoir and an authoritative chronicle of major South African media outletsspecifically focusing on the history of South African Associated Newspapers (SAAN), the Rand Daily Mail, and the Sunday Times. Mervis, who edited the Sunday Times from 1959 to 1975, tracks how these newsrooms evolved from early mining-era operations into powerful political institutions.
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| Weight | 500 g |
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| Dimensions | 22 × 15 × 5 cm |
