THE aptly named Daily Maverick website has been through the best of times and the worst of times. Last year, it ran an exposé, led by photographer Greg Marinovich, of the events at Marikana, which threw important new light on the tragic events and received a number of awards. It showed it could beat the major news operations on a crucial story and do it in a way that honours its reputation for energetic quirkiness. It has become compulsory reading for South Africa-watchers — reflected in a steady growth of audience and influence. Then it plunged low with the report — and subsequent withdrawal and top-of-homepage apology — about alleged al-Qaeda training in South Africa, a shaky piece of investigation with the whiff of Islamophobia.Like many struggling publications, Daily Maverick pushes the journalistic boundaries, sometimes with great success and occasionally crossing a line, driven by the need to be noticed in a crowded market. This has made it a site to watch — and 300,000 people...
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