CHRIS ROPER: A letter to the editor
It used to be that a ‘letter to the editor’ was a contribution to a debate, adding in missing details, or asking for clarification. How, in the age of social media, has it just become a rant without substance?
13 May 2021 - 05:00
One shouldn’t use these mainstream media platforms to push one’s own brand, but I’m pretty proud of this accolade I received in response to my last column (https://www.businesslive.co.za/fm/features/2021-05-06-chris-roper-zille-awake-but-to-the-wrong-issue/), which was a review of Helen Zille’s book #StayWoke Go Broke.
"The most repulsive journalist in SA and it’s a tough race", was a compliment I got from one David Wolpert, in response to the FM’s tweet pushing the Zille review...
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