South Africa: Covering Julius Malema and the EFF - It's Not an Obsession, It's Good Journalism

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There are occasional references on social media to individual journalists being "obsessed" with Julius Malema and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). We should be clear. There is no obsession. The focus on Malema and the EFF is simply good journalism zooming in on what is probably the greatest threat to stability, trust and creating a progressive society with justice for everyone.

History offers stark warnings against ignoring the rise of dangerous political forces. The most notable of this blindness was the way that the press ignored the rise of fascism in 1920s Europe -- especially the rise of Adolf Hitler and his Nazis -- and underreported the Holocaust.

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