<i>The Media</i> magazine has announced the two finalists for the overall 2007 Vodacom Women in The Media Award. They are: GenderLinks executive director Colleen Lowe Morna and CEO of Media24 Magazines Patricia Scholtemeyer
Does KwaZulu-Natal get enough credit for its groundbreaking work in launching Zulu media? Not only are these publications financially successful but they also create new newspaper readers. Fienie Grobler suggests that the rest of the country can take a leaf from the KZN booklet.
Black women are scarce in senior and top management positions in newsrooms and earn 25 percent less than their white, male counterparts, according to a report released by the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) on Thursday.
An informal study by <i>The Media</i> shows that newspapers carried more than triple the number of crime stories in January and February this year compared to the same period last year. An unspoken agreement between editors seemed to have resulted in a joint effort by all media to heighten debate. Fienie Grobler asks whether the peak in crime coverage has spurred the government into action.
In the latest circulation figures*, an overly competitive magazine industry is cannibalising itself while weekly newspapers and Zulu media are feasting on high copy sales. Fienie Grobler reports.
The end of M-Net’s open time window marks the start of a new ball game for local television. It finally levels the playing field in subscription broadcasting while the free-to-air channels are certain to score some viewers. But M-Net is determined to lure the eyeballs back onto its screens. Fienie Grobler reports.
Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has asked the National Skills Authority to investigate allegations of financial irregularities at the Mappp-Seta, a senior government official told <i>eMedia</i>.
Entry into the 2007 Vodacom Women in The Media Award is now open. Now in its fifth year, the Vodacom Women in The Media Award is the only one of its kind in South Africa to recognise the achievements of remarkable women in this sector.
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/ 22 February 2007
The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) has lodged a complaint against the public broadcaster for allegedly failing to implement the findings of a report into the blacklisting of certain political commentators.
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/ 22 February 2007
The South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) has described the alleged assault on <i>Sowetan</i> reporter Vusi Ndlovu as one of the most brutal attacks on a journalist in the post-apartheid era.