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Branko Brkic
Leader, Project Kontinuum
Branko Brkic is the Leader of Project Kontinuum and former Editor-in-Chief of Daily Maverick, South Africa’s most trusted independent news platform. Over a 40-year career in publishing and journalism, he has founded and led multiple award-winning media ventures across Europe and Africa. The founder of Daily Maverick (2009), he built it into a pioneering newsroom with over 10 million monthly visitors, 600,000 newsletter subscribers, and a reputation for fearless, high-impact journalism.
He founded 62 book titles before relocating to South Africa, where he launched Brainstorm (2001), Maverick (2005), and Empire (2007) magazines, and through his work, Branko has received numerous South African and international journalism awards.
At BRIDGE Summit, Branko will share insights on how independent media can rebuild trust, adapt to digital disruption, and sustain accountability journalism in an era of information overload and polarization.
South Africa
Media
Branko Brkicat BRIDGE
- Media Panel 8 December 1:00 - 1:30PM
Fighting for Depth in a Shallow Media World
In a landscape driven by clicks, speed, and algorithmic reward, depth is becoming a lost art. “Churnalism”, the recycling of online content, has replaced original reporting, leaving audiences skeptical and disengaged. With just 32% of Americans expressing trust in the media (Gallup), the challenge is clear: how can journalism reclaim substance in a digital age built for brevity? This session explores how newsrooms, platforms, and creators can harness technology to restore depth, context, and credibility in an attention-fractured world.
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