Huisgenoot, You get award winner on redesign

The February 2012 issues of Huisgenoot and You magazines, released on Friday 27 January 2012, have a new look, headed by well-known magazine designer and Pica Award winner Anton Sassenberg. [video] 30 Jan 2012 11:07

Chris Moerdyk pays tribute to John Farquhar

[Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk] This is most unlike you, John. This dying thing. I mean, dash it all, we had a lunch date in mid-February and it really is most unlike you to do anything that might compromise lunch, especially as it was my turn to pay. 30 Jan 2012 10:31

Cannes Lions 2012 entries open

CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is now accepting entries across all 15 categories for its 2012 awards - Film, Press, Outdoor, Direct, Media, Cyber, Radio, Promo & Activation, Titanium & Integrated, Design, PR, Film Craft, Creative Effectiveness, Mobile and Branded Content & Entertainment. 30 Jan 2012 10:16

[2012 trends] Media industry encountering unprecedented challenges

[Angela Quintal] The fragmentation of the media and the mind-boggling range of sources of information available to readers have conspired to cause publishers of print media to re-evaluate their roles. Does that mean that print is dead? No, far from it, but periods of serious introspection are nonetheless the order of the day for publishers of newspapers and magazines across the globe. 27 Jan 2012 14:28

[2012 trends] Getting found in 2012

[Lana Hindmarch] In 2012, businesses will take a more aggressive approach to transforming their marketing efforts and reducing their cost per lead, by focusing more on permission-based, inbound marketing programmes that allow customers to find them. 27 Jan 2012 13:01

Non-censoring of weather reporting welcomed by SANEF

The statement by Water and Environmental Affairs Portfolio Committee chair Johnny de Lange that amendments to the South African Weather Services Amendment Bill will not result in the media being censored by the Weather Service, has been welcomed by the SA National Editors' Forum (SANEF). 27 Jan 2012 07:07

New look, editor for Journal of Marketing

The first issue of the new-look Journal of Marketing will be available from Friday, 3 February 2012, as it launches an overhaul of its content offering. Kerryn Le Cordeur has been appointed the new editor of the publication. 27 Jan 2012 06:51

[2012 trends] The year of the phoenix

[Joanna Oosthuizen] Twenty Twelve, year of the dragon, a leap year and the year the world as we know it is meant to end. I believe it will, not in a dooms-day fill-my-bunker-with-canned-food kind of way but in a thinking, progressive, collaborative and connective way. It's a phoenix year, where great ideas and people will rise from the economic ashes and drive informed action. 26 Jan 2012 12:37

2012 Tabbie Awards open for nominations

CLEVELAND, US: The 2012 Tabbies call for entries is now available at the TABPI website, allowing all B2B magazine editors, publishers and art directors the opportunity to have their best work judged by their peers. Tabbies' partners include South Africa's SAFREA, and MPASA. [video] 26 Jan 2012 11:40

[2012 trends] Convergence, content key themes for media, advertising

[Tanya Schreuder & Richard Procter] Consumers hold the upper hand in how we advertise: they are the ones who are more empowered, are demanding more and are less loyal. The challenge is to get to know your consumer! 2012 will see various trends being built upon where there is a convergence of media platforms, a need to share information in real time and a demand for cross-platform content and messaging that can simultaneously reach numerous audiences. 25 Jan 2012 14:48

Media24 Weeklies

Finweek unpacks the MBA

While there is no question that it is career enhancing in the long run, electing to do an MBA can have a negative impact on marriages, sex life and general health and wellness of individuals - this is one of the key findings of a new comprehensive Lifestyle Impact Survey by Finweek, Feedbackrocket.com and MBAConnect.net. 25 Jan 2012 11:59

Press Freedom Commission hearings humbling, thought-provoking

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] As the Press Freedom Commission is in the midst of its "Listening to SA Campaign" - a series of public hearings in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg - one has to wonder: Will the ANC reject its findings just as it has managed to cast doubt on the independence and efficacy of the press ombudsman? 25 Jan 2012 10:21

Close of Citadel journalism award next week

Entries for the 2012 Citadel Words on Money journalism award close on 31 January 2012, with the awards being presented in Johannesburg in May. It recognizes excellence in reporting on investment and personal finance. 24 Jan 2012 08:16

Media24 'aggressive' in the tablet space

[Roshila Jarosz: @Lipika777] According to Leonora Redelinghuys, the divisional head of Touchlab, the unit specifically set up to develop Media24's tablet applications, the group is 'very aggressive in this space'. "With the largest tablet-focused development house in South Africa, we aim to solve the difficult problems facing digital publishing," she says. 23 Jan 2012 10:42