LEADER 03907nam 2200565 450 001 9910812890803321 005 20230814225005.0 010 $a0-8229-8608-6 035 $a(CKB)4100000007101133 035 $a(OCoLC)1059446027 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse66767 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5566750 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5566750 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11626363 035 $a(OCoLC)1057893328 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007101133 100 $a20181011h20182018 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRhetorics of resistance $eopposition journalism in apartheid South Africa /$fBryan Trabold 210 1$aPittsburgh, Pennsylvania :$cUniversity of Pittsburgh Press,$d[2018] 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource 225 1 $aPittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture 311 $a0-8229-6544-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a"That's how nutty it was" : media in apartheid South Africa and the birth of the Weekly Mail and New Nation -- "In the interest of the public" : exploiting gaps within the apartheid government -- "Oblique speak" : rhetorical tactics for constructing meaning subversively -- "A hope in hell" : the legal approach of the Weekly Mail -- "The Nats believed in legalism" : New Nation's legal and ideological openings -- "Make one hell of a noise" : the struggle of New Nation and Weekly Mail to stay alive -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Key apartheid censorship statutes -- Appendix B. Information revealed using the protected space of the courts -- Appendix C. ANC testimony -- Appendix D. New Nation articles on ANC activities abroad -- Appendix E. Bible readings from religion pages of New Nation -- Appendix F. Political issues covered in religion pages of New Nation. 330 $aThe period of apartheid was a perilous time in South Africa's history. This book examines the tactics of resistance developed by those working for the Weekly Mail and New Nation, two opposition newspapers published in South Africa in the mid- and late 1980s. The government, in an attempt to crack down on the massive political resistance sweeping the country, had imposed martial law and imposed even greater restrictions on the press. Bryan Trabold examines the writing, legal, and political strategies developed by those working for these newspapers to challenge the censorship restrictions as much as possible--without getting banned. Despite the many steps taken by the government to silence them, including detaining the editor of New Nation for two years and temporarily closing both newspapers, the Weekly Mail and New Nation not only continued to publish but actually increased their circulations and obtained strong domestic and international support. New Nation ceased publication in 1994 after South Africa made the transition to democracy, but the Weekly Mail, now the Mail & Guardian, continues to publish and remains one of South Africa's most respected newspapers--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aPittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture. 606 $aPress and politics$zSouth Africa$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aApartheid in mass media 606 $aJournalism$xPolitical aspects$zSouth Africa 606 $aAnti-apartheid movements$zSouth Africa 607 $aSouth Africa$xIntellectual life$y20th century 615 0$aPress and politics$xHistory 615 0$aApartheid in mass media. 615 0$aJournalism$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aAnti-apartheid movements 676 $a079.68 700 $aTrabold$b Bryan$01662954 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812890803321 996 $aRhetorics of resistance$94019937 997 $aUNINA