Last year’s results out of Johncom and Naspers were excellent, providing the strongest evidence possible that local media has emerged from the doldrums. Kirsty Laschinger compares the performance of these South African giants.
In a groundbreaking move, the SABC now offers a TV news bulletin specifically designed for children. Ida Jooste looks into the production values behind the concept and gets some feedback from the target audience.
Are youth magazines finally coming of age? Tim Spira looks at a fickle and fast-changing market, where the only trend that’s constant is the steady climb in copy sales.
With specialist magazines covering everything from needlepoint to darts, David Bullard can’t help but marvel at the dedication of some of the more obscure publishers
In their judgement on the Radio Today matter, the BMCC passed up the opportunity to set clear precedent. Greg Hamburger expands on the implications for community radio licensing.
"Usually I am consumed by what is wrong with US media, but this time around, I thought it might be appropriate to celebrate what is occasionally right with the media here, especially television," writes <i>The Media</i> columnist Sean Jacobs. An HBO show called <i>The Wire</i> is breaking all the rules of TV police drama.
With more products targeting the youth than ever before, why isn’t more spend going into dedicated youth media? Harry Herber says it’s a question of resource.
Can alternative media go where mainstream media supposedly can’t? Can it give advertisers real "reach" in the elusive youth market? Kim Novick writes that the smart brands choose a mix of platforms.
In the immediate aftermath of the Asian tsunami, blogs were a major source of news and assistance. The disaster also highlighted a new form of blogging, called vlogging. Matthew Buckland explains.
If conservation is to be mainstreamed, its practitioners cannot afford to ignore big businesses such as mining and oil companies, says Valli Moosa on taking over the reins at the largest conservation NGO in the world. <i>Earthyear</i> spoke to Valli Moosa the day after his election as president the IUCN-The World Conservation Union.