Journalism

Johannesburg’s “Star” newspaper seems to be going downmarket. But sometimes popular journalism is vivid journalism. The two linked reports below (one is from the photographer on the story) about the Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg are extraordinary. This is a terrible situation that these reporters, Solly Maphumulo and Dumisani Sibeko have exposed. Diane Christian’s article from Counterpunch is about the grotesque exhibition of the head of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi after he and some others with him were killed by US bombs. Tony Karon is a South African-born journalist working in the USA. His linked article is on the relationship between politics and the World Cup, and celebrates the memory of CLR James among others. Click on these links: Place of worship now a den of iniquity, Solly Maphumulo, The Star (1184 words) We hate journalists, they expose us, Dumisani Sibeko, The Star (517 words) Sanitized Beheading, Zarqawi's Face, Diane Christian, Counterpunch (603 words) World Cup, Politics and War by Other Means, Tony Karon, Tomdispatch (3532 words)