Times are tough at media operations. They’re tough at Independent Media, where 128 staff have been laid off, and they’re tough at Arena Holdings, the company that owns Business Day, where a retrenchment process is also under way.

This is obviously worrying to people like me who work in media, but it should also concern anyone who is interested in the truth. We live in dangerous times and the need for edited spaces is more profound than ever...

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