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/ 21 October 2003
With lawyers being consulted on aspects of Darrel Bristow-Bovey’s ‘adaptation’ predicament, the subtle differences between plagiarism and copyright are becoming an issue. Greg Hamburger and Karen Willenberg of RWR expand.
<i> plagiarise / v.tr / to take and use the thoughts, writings, inventions of another as one’s own. – OED </i>
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/ 21 October 2003
After a period of crisis, online journalism is finally coming of age. But critical self-analysis is key to unlocking its potential, reports Herman Manson.
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/ 21 October 2003
The advertisers have voiced their concerns, but, insists Jyoti Mistry, regional television’s commercial viability is also tied to the content.
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/ 21 October 2003
In-house media agencies seem to be back in fashion amongst marketers, but Harry Herber doesn’t get the upside.
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/ 21 October 2003
Perhaps journalistic objectivity, as Thami Mazwai suggests, is an unattainable ideal. But, asks Tim Spira, does that make it a worthless one?
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/ 21 October 2003
With the government’s broad-based BEE plans firmly underway, highly geared finance structuring models that fail to deliver value to a wide constituency are set to become a thing of the past. How do broadcast media’s high profile empowerment entities MIC, HCI and Kagiso Trust differ from the Nail model? Kevin Bloom reports.
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/ 21 October 2003
Do journalists have an inflated sense of their own importance? Gus Silber, the Mondi Magazine Awards convenor of judges, clearly thinks so.
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/ 21 October 2003
Is it true that freedom of the press belongs to those who own or control media? If so, it would make nonsense of the universal right to freedom of expression, argues Tawana Kupe.
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/ 21 October 2003
How many journalists actually attend events before writing their reviews? Unless astral projection is the explanation, David Bullard has the dirt on more than one offender.
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/ 21 October 2003
Hard-hitting current affairs shows are the very best of South African television, writes Graeme Addison. They may not show the country in the best light, but they are best at lighting up the country.