The media world is undergoing profound change. We know the great catalyst for these changes has been the onward march of the digital age and the arrival of the internet.
Harry Herber calls for sanity to prevail and hopes that the future will bring a "new" concept to ad agencies – a company with PR, media, design, strategy and promotions all under one roof.
Professor Nixon Kariithi asks to what extent the print media can take comfort from readership figures.
Howard Thomas says dealing with the future of the media is a simple matter of knowing what the masses want – and that has not ever changed in the history of mankind.
Every now and then a new accusation of plagiarism against a celebrated author pops up in the media. Charlene Smith asks why they do it and also looks at the lower profile plagiarism cases that never make it to the headlines.
It is common industry knowledge that SAARF and TGI do not sit around the same campfire. But how do media strategists view the value of their products? Fienie Grobler investigates.
The race among the big media players for a chunk of the community press pie is on. The turf war is heating up and the old gentlemen’s agreements between the conglomerates seem to be forgotten. Meanwhile more than 200 smaller, independent publishers are struggling to keep their heads above water, writes Fienie Grobler.
Howard Thomas says the media has no hope in hell of coping with the 2010 Soccer World Cup, unless training starts now.
Matthew Buckland says competition in the online financial news industry is heating up.
Harry Herber warns against napping on the net.