Avusa set to join newspapers houses' centralising drive

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Sunday Times sports staff have been told that they are to be moved (minus the sports editor) into a weekend sports hub serving most of the Avusa titles. One can really sympathise with them but, sadly, this is indeed the direction in which the media world is moving and, in fact, if Avusa's sports hub is a precursor to it creating more of these company-wide shared services, it is one of the last of the big SA newspaper houses to do so. 8 Feb 2012 10:37

Editorial shuffles at Independent Newspapers

Independent Newspapers announced several senior editorial changes yesterday, Monday, 6 February 2012. Tony Howard, CEO of Independent News & Media South Africa, said the appointments were part of significant editorial changes in the group, which sees the elevation of a number of the group's talented young journalists into senior editor roles on some of its established titles. 7 Feb 2012 09:32

Entries open for Responsible Drinking Media Awards

Brandhouse has launched its 2012 Responsible Drinking Media Awards, which recognises journalistic efforts in supporting, promoting and contributing to the responsible drinking agenda and ultimately help change consumer behaviour. 7 Feb 2012 07:54

Indy Cape GM moving to Media24

Ishmet Davidson, GM of Independent Newspapers Cape, has quit and will moving on to Media24. Sandy Naude, advertisement and marketing director for the group in Cape Town, has been appointed acting GM. 6 Feb 2012 14:29

Afrikaans advertising slipping towards mediocrity?

[Andrea le Sueur] Gill Moodie's article "Banning English ads in Media24 digital, print speaks to Afrikaans ID", published on Bizcommunity on the eve of the Pendoring Awards last year, struck a chord with the project managers at Folio Translation Consultants, who invited me to open a window on their perspective, outlining some of the challenges that professional language practitioners experience in this regard. 3 Feb 2012 12:57

Community newspapers have potential to change trends

Research, commissioned in 2011 to understand better the shifts in readership, demographics and spend patterns of community newspapers, was released yesterday, Thursday, 2 February 2012, by Ads24, the national advertising sales division of Media24 newspapers and digital properties. Compass 2012 is the first update since the release of Compass24 2008. 3 Feb 2012 09:25

City Press offers revamped business section

On Sunday, 5 February 2012, City Press will launch its revamped business section under the editorship of Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya. Moya is currently deputy editor of City Press and brings a wealth of experience to his new business portfolio, having held the position of editor at The Natal Witness and The Sowetan. 1 Feb 2012 13:27

Press freedom as the ANC sees it

[Stephen Grootes: @StephenGrootes] On Tuesday, 31 January 2012, in front of the Press Freedom Commission's members, the ANC had its say. Parts of its submission make you think the ANC is paranoid, and parts make you think it has a serious point. 1 Feb 2012 11:16

South African appointed director of World Editors Forum

PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY: In a double first, a South African, Cherilyn Ireton, has been appointed executive director of the WEF, and she is the first woman to head the global organisation of world's editors. 31 Jan 2012 07:30

Entries open for Taco Kuiper Awards

Entries for the 2012 Taco Kuiper awards must be in by 2pm, Friday, 17 February 2012 for what is described as the richest prize in journalism for top investigative reporters (print or broadcast). 30 Jan 2012 12:02

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Sunday Tribune unveils new products

The Sunday Tribune, distributed throughout KwaZulu-Natal and in Johannesburg, will be launching a bouquet of new products next month. 30 Jan 2012 11:51

[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