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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.
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/ 13 October 2003
Is it permissible, in exceptional circumstances, to intercept and/or monitor communications which can be transmitted via a telephone line, including telephone calls, emails and faxes, without authorisation of the parties involved?
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/ 13 October 2003
The dynamic of Zimbabwes mushrooming private press flies in the face of economic orthodoxy, argues Wallace Chuma. How is it that new products continue being unleashed on a turbulent market characterised by falling demand and shocking uncertainty?
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/ 13 October 2003
As part of the SABCs valiant efforts to bolster the film industry in South Africa, they have been running a series aimed at aspirant film-makers. Jyoti Mistry of Wits asks whether Quickies is achieving the aim or glossing over the real requirements.