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/ 13 October 2003
The regulator blocked him on the Kagiso acquisition, he didnt have enough cash for Johncom, and his flagship newspaper the Sowetan is faltering. Where is Saki Macozoma steering Nail?
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/ 13 October 2003
Does Dave Bullard have masochistic tendencies? If his last two pieces lent weight to the hypothesis, this piece leaves no doubt.
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/ 13 October 2003
For some, advertising agencies and media independents represent a racist fortress guarded by conservative marketers who are out of touch with consumer trends. Will Nat Kekana have better luck with the capitalists holding the cash than hes had with the agents? Kevin Bloom reports.
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/ 13 October 2003
Following on from last months critique of Quickies, Jyoti Mistry considers how real short films could boost the local industry. She takes her cue from the international Sundance Film Festival.
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/ 13 October 2003
Tim Spira, The Medias man in New York, tells us how US war coverage looked from the inside.
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/ 13 October 2003
The factions of press freedom and individual privacy will doubtless clash on the battlefield of constitutional debate, but, as Greg Hamburger advises, the media still need a basic grasp of the tenets of the right to privacy.
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/ 13 October 2003
Dave Bullard has never won an award for journalism, which could be why he doesn’t have much respect for all these competitions.
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/ 13 October 2003
Nobody disputes the need for consolidation in the media industry. But looking at the three listed media groups trading under cautionary at the moment, is that whats happening? Belinda Anderson reads the signs.
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/ 13 October 2003
The man who dragged Naspers out the Dark Ages has now thrust it firmly into the 21st Century with a major restructuring of the group. Is this another wave of the visionary’s magic wand, or the reining in of a maverick by shareholders and investors anxious about their money?