In her penetrating and critical scrutiny of the African National Congress s (ANC) treatment of the print media since the inception of democracy in 1994, Glenda Daniels does not hide behind a veil of detachment. Instead, she makes a passionate argument for the view that newspapers and journalists play a significant role in the deepening of democratic principles. Daniels study goes to the heart of current debates and asks why the ANC, given its stated commitment to the democratic objectives of the Constitution, is so ambivalent about the freedom of the media. What would be the consequences of a...