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- 1957-2011 (Creation)
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Fonds
Extent and medium
18 boxes, 1 photograph
Context area
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Biographical history
South African journalist and academic. Involved in the Rand Daily Mail investigative report for SAAN in the 1970s. Lectured at the Drum school of journalism in the late 70s and 80s. Became Professor and Head of Department (Journalism and Media Studies), Rhodes University. Also taught at Walter Sisulu university. Highest qualification BA(HONS), UNISA in 1979. Editor of Daily Dispatch 1993 - 2004. Founding member of the SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef).
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Scope and content
The bulk of the collection consists of Gavin Morkel Stewart's personal papers focused on research into the closure of the Rand Daily Mail (RDM) newspaper. Additional material relates to Stewart's student's work, his involvement with the Liberal Party, and the Daily Dispatch newspaper.
Much of the collection consists of photocopies of published material.
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The collection was appraised by Jenny Marsden.
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Note
Much of the collection consists of photocopies of published material.
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2019
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Archivist's note
The collection was appraised by Jenny Marsden.