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/ 13 October 2003
Theres a prevailing view on broadcast regulation in the developed world: the only justification for it is when the market can’t provide enough competition. Kevin Bloom comments on competition regulation in the media.
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/ 13 October 2003
Jyoti Mistry tackles the fundamental problems of pigeonholing certain media in a ‘black’ box. How can it be of any use in a class conscious, disparate and evolving society where the vast majority is black?
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/ 13 October 2003
Reality TV is going political. Could a localised version of The American Candidate fly? Tim Spira casts his vote.
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/ 13 October 2003
How important is the truth in defamation cases? It can be crucial to the publisher, writes Toni Erling of law firm RWR.
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/ 13 October 2003
A kind of hijack is under way in the press, with new tabloids drawing new readers from the Kwaito generation. Graeme Addison reflects on the challenges to mainstream newspapers.
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/ 13 October 2003
Having infused urban youth station YFM with his programming intuition, Randall Abrahams is now general manager of commercial radio at the SABC. It seems hes carrying the fervour to Metro FM, 5FM, and Good Hope.
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/ 13 October 2003
Noam Chomsky, the man once referred to by the New York Times as "arguably the most important intellectual alive," doesn’t think much of sports. He sees it kind of like Karl Marx saw religion the ‘opiate of the masses’.
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/ 13 October 2003
There’s an old story about an English newspaper that makes a fitting hors d’oeuvre to this month’s cover piece. Editor Kevin Bloom takes a look at the relationship between marketing and circulation.
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/ 13 October 2003
Terry Volkwyn, CEO of Primedia Broadcasting, has an imposing reputation. Is she hard as nails, or just good at her job? Kevin Bloom finds out.
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/ 13 October 2003
The statutory landscape of commercial broadcasting in South Africa is up for review. As a prelude to legislation, chairperson of ICASA Mandla Langa has called for submissions from the stakeholders. What does Langa hope to achieve? What do the media owners want? Kevin Bloom finds out.