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What do you think of the all-new Loerie awards theme and website?

Last week The Loerie Awards went live with its new website, along with the new theme for 2009 - “Feed your ego” - which is also featured prominently in the banner advertising on Bizcommunity.com. 23 Mar 2009

What do you think of our new site?

Tell us what you think of our new Bizcommunity.com site. 26 Feb 2009

Have you got your tickets for the 2010 FIFA World Cup?

Tickets for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer tournament went on sale on Friday, 20 February. 19 Feb 2009

What is your opinion of the biz09 trend reports?

Once again, Bizcommunity.com has been running its annual series of trend reports for the new year since last week, with more to come this week as well. 20 Jan 2009

Will Good Hope Centre be a great venue for Loeries 2009?

The City of Cape Town is the new destination for The Loerie Awards 2009, and the site earmarked for the awards ceremony is the Good Hope Centre in the East City Precinct. 5 Dec 2008

Is Mkhondo the right man to be 2010 LOC chief communications officer?

Rich Mkhondo has been appointed as chief communications officer, replacing Tim Modise, the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (OC) announced on Friday, 28 November 2008. 1 Dec 2008

Is the SABC biased in its political media coverage?

The SABC has been accused of ignoring the ANC gatherings in favour of Shikota, a new splinter group recently established by the ruling party's dissidents, according to yesterday's (Sunday, 2 November 2008) edition of The Sunday Independent. 3 Nov 2008

Does 'sensitivity' ever enter into news coverage?

Last week, Talk Radio 702's playing of the control tower recordings after a light aircraft crashed, killing all on board, caused listeners to complain, saying the tapes shouldn't have been aired. 27 Oct 2008

Should media freedom have limits in a free society?

Saturday, 19 October 2008 was Media Freedom Day in South Africa. 20 Oct 2008

What do you think of Zakumi, the official 2010 mascot?

Last night, Monday, 22 September 2008, the official mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the 14-year-old 'green-maned' young leopard Zakumi, was unveiled to the world. 23 Sep 2008

Can a cartoonist go too far?

Just in case you may have missed it, Zapiro late last week followed up on his controversial cartoon featuring the rape of Justice with another one in the sequence, causing even more of an uproar and outcry. 15 Sep 2008

Which city should host the 2009 Loeries?

Concerning the latest announcement regarding the possible change of host city/location for the 2009 Loeries, we are asking you, the industry, what your preferences are. 5 Sep 2008

What do you think of the Pendoring finalists?

The 2008 Pendoring finalists have been released and according to various judges, this year "Pendoring entries are some of the best that have yet been received in the 14 years of this competition's existence” and "have topped that of previous years". 25 Aug 2008

Is Sunday Sun's apology for Qwelane column sufficient?

While the Sunday Sun has apologised for Jon Qwelane's recent column concerning gay marriage after the press ombudsman found it in contravention of the press code last week, reports News24.com, a group of 17 gay rights organisations - whose spokesperson is PR man Mixael de Kock - are still calling for Media24 to axe the journalist, according to The Times Online. For more:

4 Aug 2008

Should Jon Qwelane be fired for his latest column?

Jon Qwelane may follow the path of controversial columnists Deon Maas and David Bullard if the gay community and other concerned members of society have their way. 23 Jul 2008

Are you heeding all the advertised tips to save electricity?

As an example, Cell C has just launched a TV campaign highlighting the amount of electricity saved if one unplugs the charger after charging one's cellphone. 9 Jun 2008

Do you think e.tv's eNews can compete with the world's best 24-hour news stations?

e.tv yesterday, Sunday, 1 June 2008, launched the eNews Channel, South Africa's first 24-hour news channel on DStv at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg, staffed by a totally homegrown team. 2 Jun 2008

Has Government communication failed SA over xenophobic attacks?

“Communication by national, provincial and local government in response to the spate of what has become known as the ‘Xenophobia violence' has been nothing short of pointless and pathetic,” writes Chris Moerdyk, marketing and media analyst and Bizcommunity.com columnist, today, Thursday, 22 May 2008, and foreign media analysts have accused the South African Government of not cooperating with the media, nor knowing how the media operates, reports Issa Sikiti Da Silva from the International Media Forum South Africa, currently taking place in Bryanston, Johannesburg. 22 May 2008

Should creative pitches be banned?

Should the creative pitching process continue as is or is it doing too much damage to the industry? According to a recent article by Thendo Ratshitanga, exec chair of Tshirundu Communications, "Sadly, times have changed for the worse. 5 May 2008

Did David Bullard deserve to be fired?

Controversial Sunday Times columnist, David Bullard, was fired last week for being ‘racist' in his writings. 14 Apr 2008

Should the SABC be exempt from load shedding?

IOL reported over the weekend that the SABC is Johannesburg will be exempt from load shedding as it is an "essential service", according to a newspaper source. 7 Apr 2008

What do you think of the new YFM lineup?

YFM has released its 2008 lineup today, Monday, 31 March 2008, and the emphasis is on youth, youth and youth. 31 Mar 2008

Was the Web 2.0 Carte Blanche piece good or bad journalism?

Two Sundays ago [2 March 2008], Carte Blanche aired an insert on Web 2.0 which drew a lot of comment and fire last week in the South African blogosphere for alleged bad research and presentation [see Amatomu search results for more]. 10 Mar 2008

Should the media be rescreening the racist Free State university video?

The racist Free State University video been all over the news, both locally and internationally. 3 Mar 2008

Should e.tv screen the racist video?

On Tuesday, 4 March 2008 at 8pm, 3rd Degree on e.tv will show the full racist video by students from the University of the Free State in which five university cleaners are forced to participate in inhuman and derogatory actions. 29 Feb 2008

Is the new Website Association of South Africa acting unethically?

A new organisation for ranking South African websites, the Website Association of South Africa (WASA), launched late last week amid controversy: the Online Publishers Association (OPA) of South Africa is now seeking legal action against WASA for publishing its members' Nielsen//Netratings rankings allegedly without permission. 25 Feb 2008

Should You/Huisgenoot have published the sex abuse article?

You/Huisgenoot have published a censored version of an article exposing the alleged sexual abuse of musician Robbie Klay after an interim court interdict was granted on Wednesday night, 13 February 2007, according to IOL. 18 Feb 2008

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