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New media boss either has vision or political motives

New media boss either has vision or political motives

22 Feb 2013 00:00 - Chantelle Benjamin
South Africa's latest media mogul, Iqbal Survé plans to set up newspapers in other vernacular languages.
Times Media old guard butchered

Times Media old guard butchered

15 Feb 2013 15:50 - Chantelle Benjamin
The pressure has long been on for the company to realise its full potential and satisfy shareholders.
Dispatches: With you I know I cannot go wrong

Dispatches: With you I know I cannot go wrong

28 Sep 2012 00:00 - Monako Dibetle
Mr Mogopodi sold newspapers outside Kagiso. Until one day, he disappeared.
Sensationalist reporting obscures complexity behind the violence

Sensationalist reporting obscures complexity behind the violence

21 Sep 2012 00:00 - Franz Kruger
Not since the xenophobic attacks of 2008 have South Africa's underlying and unresolved patterns of violence burst as clearly into the open.
Newspapers still in the money in South Africa

Newspapers still in the money in South Africa

10 Aug 2012 02:00 - Lisa Steyn
It is a widely held view that newspapers are dying, but a R2.4-billion bid for Independent News & Media South Africa may change investors' minds.
Brave journalism on the continent

Brave journalism on the continent

24 May 2012 22:12 - Gill Moodie
Outside South Africa, investigative reporters are excelling at probing social issues. Gill Moodie reports.

Small publications sweep up Pulitzer Prizes

17 Apr 2012 14:21 - Staff Reporter
Newcomers and smaller publications have surpassed big-name media organisations this year as winners of the coveted Pulitzer Prize.

Mail & Guardian defies declining sales trend

19 Aug 2011 09:52 - Staff Reporter
The Mail & Guardian continues to post growth in an environment of general decline, the latest ABC results show.

Media groups to be probed for collusion

12 Aug 2011 10:11 - Ilham Rawoot
Competition regulators are gearing up to investigate allegations of collusion in the newspaper printing industry.

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22 Jul 2011 13:25 - Chris Roper
Chris Roper had to pretend that tabloid newspapers were unequivocally good things, bringing a valuable voice.
New Age newspaper finally hits the streets

New Age newspaper finally hits the streets

06 Dec 2010 10:31 - Staff Reporter
The New Age newspaper finally hit the streets on Monday, with editor Henry Jeffreys saying it was not an ANC mouthpiece.

Zim editor arrested over article

01 Dec 2010 13:47 - Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean police have arrested the editor of a newspaper that alleged that "war veterans" were recruited for senior posts ahead of elections in 2011.

Sunday Times to print Zulu edition

02 Nov 2010 09:47 - Staff Reporter
The Sunday Times, South Africa's biggest weekend paper, will be introducing a Zulu edition, it was reported on Tuesday.
Launch of New Age postponed

Launch of New Age postponed

20 Oct 2010 11:23 - Staff Reporter
The long-awaited print launch of the New Age did not take place on Wednesday, coinciding with the resignation of five key staff members.

New Age rocked by resignation of senior staff

20 Oct 2010 08:23 - Staff Reporter
Five senior staff members of the New Age newspaper's editorial team, including editor-in-chief Vuyo Mvoko, resigned on Tuesday.

New Zim daily debuts in easing of media rules

04 Jun 2010 10:55 - Staff Reporter
A new independent daily in Zimbabwe published its first issue on Friday, in a sign of the government's easing of harsh media restrictions.

Google offers online news compromise

03 Dec 2009 09:28 - Georgina Prodhan
Google has offered publishers a way to attract paying subscribers without having to remove their content from Google News search results.

Washington Post to close US bureaus

25 Nov 2009 08:29 - Robert MacMillan
The Washington Post is closing its bureaus in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York as it retrenches to focus on news in the capital.

All the news fit to pay for

08 Aug 2009 07:19 - James Harkin
Rupert Murdoch has dangled a lifeline to the struggling newspaper industry by declaring his titles will start charging for online content.

Boston Globe could file shutdown notice

04 May 2009 07:39 - Robert MacMillan
Talks between the Boston Globe and its unions to prevent the newspaper from shutting stopped early on Monday morning after a midnight deadline.

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