M Amp G Tabloid Edition 2013
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When advertising goes native
The era of ads being easily distinguishable from reporting may be a brief golden age we will soon look back on as a fond memory, writes Eve Fairbanks.
The good, the bad and the Bosman
Herman Charles Bosman’s colourful life story ?has been equally sanitised and sensationalised. The true story turns out to be rather well-hidden.
Zombie DNA? It’s science, yo
Science fiction can’t beat reality, now that we’re growing brains in vats, isolating zombie DNA and trying to re-enact Jurassic Park.
Bonfire of the vanities: Divorce, death and designer dresses
Bongani Madondo puts on his voyeuristic shades to see how 2013 went tabloid.
Pistorius ‘spike’ breaks journalism!
Chris Roper reflects on the end of traditional media and why we are the tabloid nation now.
Breaking news! Can someone fix it now?
This year the journalism business got hysterical. Which would be funny if it wasn’t so weird.
Social media: Smile. Snap. Send. Repeat
A period of what should have been deep reflection and remembrance became the Twitterisation of a South African icon, writes Eve Fairbanks.
Grim tales of the Brothers Gupta
How a little-known family in India climbed to the top of the South African political – and economic – game.