New release – Journey to the Truth, Were The Press Attacks on the KwaSizabantu Mission Unethical?

Johannesburg, 20 July 2023

“Want to stop a cult? Then don’t buy aQuellé bottled water”, was one of the blaring headlines released on 19 September 2020. Other sensationalised newspaper headlines included: “Mission of Fear”, “I escaped from the Mission of Hell!”,  and numerous others In this book, author and experienced communicator, Gerda Potgieter explores whether the headlines were justified or unethical.

News headlines can make or break a business or ruin a reputation. And with social media, this can happen worldwide in seconds. Headlines are there to grab our attention and we trust what we read. But should we?

Throughout this book, Gerda Potgieter looks deeper into what was behind the media campaign. When an independent panel exonerated the mission from all of the accusations in November of the same year, she decided to go on a journey to find the truth. News24 was at the forefront of the media attacks and therefore she focused her investigations on the coverage of this news outlet.

Looking at journalism, unpacking red flags in news reporting and highlighting the exploitation of journalistic practices that should be avoided in ethical news reporting.

Includes the CRL Commission findings from their report released on Thursday, 13 July.

Will the mission ever clear its name and restore the damage done to its image? How do you prove something that did not happen? How do you get the truth through to the wide audience that believes all they read in newspapers?

Available now on Amazon:

Ebook link- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CC2V989F

Paperback link- https://www.amazon.com/dp/0639797032

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Gerda Potgieter

Cell: 082 896 0955

Email: devoted603@gmail.com

 

View an interview with Gerda here. Click on the picture.

 

Also Available:

Bondservant Of Christ - The Life story of Erlo Stegen

Combo of Bondservant of Christ and Journey to the Truth

You can see the Video/interview with Gerda Potgieter, investigated Journalist, editor of Devoted magazine and author of a Journey to the Truth here: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/850051900
To watch the video of the Book Launch: a Journey to the Truth - the Case of KwaSizabantu Mission click:https://vimeo.com/847131174?share=copy

To watch the Video of the presentation on a Journey to the Truth : the Case of KwaSizabantu Mission on Sunday Morning click https://vimeo.com/848334315?share=copy



To watch the video of the Book Launch: a Journey to the Truth - the Case of KwaSizabantu Mission click: https://vimeo.com/847131174?share=copy

To watch the Video of the presentation on a Journey to the Truth : the Case of KwaSizabantu Mission on Sunday Morning click https://vimeo.com/848334315?share=copy