Sowetan cop sex video story sends confusing signals

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] What in the world is going on at the Sowetan? Does the paper even know itself? 17 Aug 2011 12:00

The media's open secret: planning for Mandela's passing

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] There's nothing as unseemly as a pack of hacks competing for angles and quotes on a tragic story and last week many people - including some journalists I know - were offended by the gang of reporters camped out at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg while former president Nelson Mandela fought off a respiratory infection. 1 Feb 2011 13:08

Bizcommunity.com

How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Bizcommunity.com has now expanded its operations into 16 new sectors and will soon venture into another 17, providing a whole new range of target audiences for advertisers. The most critical aspect of this is the quality of content and this is a formal invitation to you to become a recognised contributor on Bizcommunity. 3 Oct 2011 14:57

Times Media LIVE

Mzansi's Sexiest 2013 reveals Top 24 hottest celebs

[Issued by Times Media LIVE] Sowetan LIVE's annual sexy celebrity competition, Mzansi's Sexiest 2013, has revealed the Top 24 sexiest celebrities as voted for by the readers. 4 Oct 2012 09:34

24.com

Media24 classified ads now online

[Issued by 24.com] Advertisers in Media 24's print publications will soon also have their classified advertisements placed online, free of charge. NETADS24.com is a leading channel in the host of new online services offered under the new 24.com brand. 1 Aug 2006 14:49

News24 feels the heat

[Candice Jones] Initial reports suggest alarms monitoring heating in the Johannesburg data centre housing 24.com's entire web presence was to blame for the downtime experienced by News24 and other high-profile websites this past weekend. 1 Feb 2011 09:33

e.tv

3rd Degree launches Debora Patta's blog

[Issued by e.tv] e.tv has launched Debora Patta's blog on www.etv.co.za. 27 Jan 2010 08:32

Loeries 2012: The winners

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2012 Loeries awards. In addition to the category awards, Robbie Brozin received the Marketing Leadership and Innovation Award and worldwide creative director of TBWA\Worldwide, John Hunt, received the Lifetime Achievement Award (video). 25 Sep 2012 10:13

Times Media LIVE

Shredded abs! Bodacious curves! Mzansi's Sexiest 2013 - who's your celebrity sexbomb?

[Issued by Times Media LIVE] You see them on TV, you hear them on radio, you follow their antics on Facebook and Twitter and your heart skips a beat at the mere thought of them... Mzansi's Sexiest 2013! 3 Aug 2012 09:42

Facebook, defamation and the law

[Paul Jacobson] It is tempting to think that using Facebook will land you in prison, especially with all the media attention on the Duane Brady case in the Kliptown Magistrates Court. The simple truth is that sticking to a few simple rules should help you avoid that unpleasant experience of receiving a strongly worded letter from an attorney or, worse, an unwelcome visit from an unsympathetic police officer keen on dragging you off to a holding cell for the weekend. 20 Jan 2009 10:54

24.com

News24 application for BlackBerry smartphones reaps global acclaim, local success

[Issued by 24.com] Tens of thousands of users in South Africa have already downloaded the News24 application for BlackBerry® smartphones in the six months since it launched. The application was also selected as a regional winner in the 2010 BlackBerry Partners Fund™ Developer Challenge, a global hunt for the world's best BlackBerry smartphone applications. 11 Feb 2011 12:50

So why isn't SA innovating in online journalism?

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] The recent Highway Africa conference in Cape Town got everyone thinking about Africa's ability to innovate in the media and online industries, after Naspers CEO Koos Bekker said the continent and Europe were failing on this score. 21 Sep 2011 12:01

[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, from Wikipedia to Google and the social networks, have conspired to cause publishers of print media to re-evaluate their roles, much as the horse-drawn carriage industry was forced to with the arrival of the internal combustion engine. 27 Jan 2012 14:28