GroundUp (news agency)
GroundUp is a South African-based not-for-profit news agency. It publishes most content under a creative commons license and is known for its focus on public interest stories within vulnerable communities[1][2][3] with a "bottom-up" style of reporting.[4] Their content is regularly reprinted and featured in other South African news publications such as the Daily Maverick, News24, and Mail & Guardian.[3] The publication was founded in 2012 by Nathan Geffen, a former Treatment Action Campaign member.[3]
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Online newspaper |
| Editor | Nathan Geffen |
| Associate editor | Alide Dasnois Brent Meersman |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Website | www |
Investigations by the publication were notable for exposing corruption within the South African National Lottery scheme.[5] GroundUp editor Geffen and journalist Raymond Joseph were joint winners of the 2021 South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) Nat Nakasa award for courageous community journalism.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Claude Leon Foundation - GroundUp". www.leonfoundation.co.za. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "About GroundUp | GroundUp". GroundUp News. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ a b c Geffen, Nathan (September 2015). "Why GroundUp?". Rhodes Journalism Review. 2015 (35): 76–80.
- ^ Chuma, Wallace (2016). "Between "Bottom-Up" Journalism and Social Activism in Unequal Societies: The Case of Ground Up in South Africa". In Mutsvairo, Bruce (ed.). Between "Bottom-Up" Journalism and Social Activism in Unequal Societies: The Case of GroundUp in South Africa. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 202–214. doi:10.1057/9781137554505_13. ISBN 9781137554505.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Gerber, Jan. "National Lotteries Commission: Call to axe board amid corruption claims". News24. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "NAT NAKASA AWARD WINNERS 2021 ANNOUNCED: Celebrating 23 years of courageous and brave journalism". SANEF | Protecting Media Freedom. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.