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Background

Branislav ‘Branko’ Brkic is a Serbian-born[1][2] South African editor and publisher[3][4] known for co-founding[5] and editing[6] Daily Maverick, an independent online news daily launched in 2009[7][8][9]. Prior to this, he was a book publisher in Yugoslavia[10] before immigrating to South Africa in 1991[11]. He has held various editorial roles in prominent publications[12] and has been influential in shaping modern South African journalism[13][14][15].

Career

Brkic co-founded[16] the online news daily Daily Maverick in 2009[17], serving as its editor-in-chief until he stepped down on 30 October 2024[18][19][20]. Under his leadership, Daily Maverick has grown significantly[21][22]. Prior to this, he launched several publications including Timbila, the South African National Parks magazine, and Brainstorm, an IT business magazine co-founded with Jovan Regasek[23] in 2001. He also founded the print business magazine Maverick[24] in 2005 and its sister publication Empire in 2007, both of which ceased operations in 2008[25].

Brkic is the founder and leader of Project Kontinuum[26], a global initiative established in 2024[27] aimed at reaffirming the positive role of news media [28][29][30][31]within the global community.

Notable Achievements

Brkic received the prestigious Nat Nakasa Award for Media Integrity in 2018[32][33][34][35] for spearheading the GuptaLeaks[36] investigation, which exposed corruption involving the Gupta family and former South African President Jacob Zuma[37]. This investigation was recognized internationally, winning the Global Shining Light Award in 2019[38][39][40][41] alongside Rappler, a Filipino publication founded by Nobel Prize laureate Maria Ressa.

References

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  1. ^ Laskaris, Reg (29 July 2023). "A True Maverick (Branko Brkic) – The Real Network". Market Share, with Reg Lascaris. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  2. ^ Caradoc-Davies, Tudor; Walters, Tiara (2020). "We Have a Game Changer". Daily Maverick.
  3. ^ Bienaimé, Pierre (September 2020). "Daily Maverick founder Branko Brkic on the hard-hitting journalism that sells memberships in South Africa". Digiday.
  4. ^ McLeod, Duncan (8 September 2009). "With less hubris, a maverick publisher is back for another go". Tech Central.
  5. ^ Crouth, Georgina (March 2024). "Daily Maverick founders call on Competition Commission to ensure fairness in skewed media sector". Daily Maverick.
  6. ^ Ireton, Cherilyn (September 2024). "Branko Brkic Leader, Project Kontinuum, South Africa". wan-ifra.org. WAN-IFRA. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  7. ^ "Daily Maverick turns data into revenue, An independent voice in South African journalism". Google News Initiative.
  8. ^ Caradoc-Davies, Tudor; Walters, Tiara (2019). "We Have a Game Changer". We Have a Game Changer/ The birth of Daily Maverick, 2009.
  9. ^ Nevill, Glenda (8 June 2011). "Maverick DNA spawns iMaverick, Africa's first iPad daily newspaper". The Media Online.
  10. ^ Cvijic, Srdjan (31 March 2023). "Lighthouse podcast/ Podkasta Svetionik". Podkasta Svetionik.
  11. ^ "International Journalism Festival, Perugia, Italy". International Journalism Festival, Perugia, Italy. April 2024.
  12. ^ Rose, Rob (19 December 2019). "No room for complacency in the media". Business Day Live.
  13. ^ Law, Alet; Heuwel, Sahra (October 2024). "15 Years of Daily Maverick". Daily Maverick.
  14. ^ Dr. Schiffrin, Anya (1 May 2019). "South Africa's Daily Maverick exemplifies the travails facing Global Muckrakers". Columbia Journalism Review.
  15. ^ "Citation for Nat Nakasa Award Winner 2018". SANEF. 26 June 2018.
  16. ^ International Journalism Festival, Staff (April 2024). "About Daily Maverick". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  17. ^ "Daily Maverick launches new website 'for people who matter'". BizCommunity. 22 May 2012.
  18. ^ "Daily Maverick's co-founder Branko Brkic to step down as editor-in-chief". Bizcommunity. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  19. ^ "Daily Maverick co-founder Branko Brkic steps down as editor-in-chief". News24. 29 August 2024.
  20. ^ Brkic, Branko (30 October 2024). "So long, and thank you, for everything". Daily Maverick.
  21. ^ Charalambous, Styli (18 November 2020). "How South Africa's Daily Maverick Launched a Print Newspaper -- in a Pandemic. A Case Study in Product Thinking". Knight Lab.
  22. ^ "Daily Maverick's 2024 highlights reel — here's how we've been working for you this year". Daily Maverick. 19 December 2024.
  23. ^ "ITWeb is 25 today!". ITWeb. March 2021.
  24. ^ McLeod, Duncan (8 September 2009). "With less hubris, a maverick publisher is back for another go". Tech Central.
  25. ^ Moerdyk, Chris (14 October 2008). "Death of a true maverick empire". Bizcommunity. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  26. ^ Jessani, Rahim (26 September 2024). "Branko Brkic on World News Days' origins". The GroundTruth Project. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  27. ^ Ireton, Cherilyn (23 September 2024). "Global News Industry Launches 'Choose Truth' Campaign Ahead of World News Day". WAN-IFRA.
  28. ^ Sennott, Charles, M. (2024-09-26). ""Choose Truth" to defend journalism". The GroundTruth Project. Retrieved 2025-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  29. ^ Ressa, Maria; Brkic, Branko (2024-09-24). "#JournalismMatters: Joy of shared truth, sacred bond and democracies' self-evident values". Journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  30. ^ Russell, Jonathan (25 September 2024). "Global media collective launches "Choose Truth" ahead of World News Day". Strategy. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  31. ^ Jolly, Brent (2024-09-26). "Global news industry launches "Choose Truth" campaign ahead of World News Day". News Media Canada. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  32. ^ Charalambous, Styli (29 June 2018). "Daily Maverick editor and investigative team honoured by SANEF". Daily Maverick.
  33. ^ "Branko Brkic wins Nat Nakasa Award". PoliticsWeb. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  34. ^ Dr. Schiffrin, Anya (1 May 2019). "South Africa's Daily Maverick exemplifies the travails facing Global Muckrakers". Columbia Journalism Review.
  35. ^ Cilliers, Susan (29 August 2024). "'Daily Maverick' se redakteur gee leisels oor". Netwerk24.
  36. ^ "Everything you ever need to know about #GuptaLeaks in one place". Daily Maverick. 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  37. ^ Schiffrin, Dr Anya. "South Africa's Daily Maverick exemplifies the travails facing Global Muckrakers". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  38. ^ "Global Shining Light Finalist: #GuptaLeaks (South Africa)". Global Investigative Journalism Network. 10 September 2019.
  39. ^ Haffajee, Ferial (29 September 2019). "#GuptaLeaks wins global award for investigative journalism". News24.
  40. ^ Haffajee, Ferial (2019-09-28). "#GuptaLeaks wins Global Shining Light investigative journalism award". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  41. ^ "Gupta leaks investigation wins big at global journalism awards". The Citizen. 29 September 2019.
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