Thomson's travels to take media house into new era

Natalia Thomson

Thomson is currently in her third year of an MSc in Publishing Studies with journalism through the Aberdeen Business School at the Robert Gordon University in the UK.

She has chosen to equip herself to learn more about the technologies that are shaping the next generation of development of development in online media, with the focus of her thesis being to establish how rich media can benefit B2B online media. She achieved distinctions in her previous two years of study.

"I see Now Media's respective travel products as a way to change the industry, to make a real difference to the growth and development of one the country's most important sectors. I'm pleased to be part of an influential company and a dynamic team that I believe will continue to make a difference in the travel and media industry," says Thomson.

Having started with the Now Media group as a journalist on travel trade publication SATU and the daily online news service, Travel News Now, in June 2003, Thomson was promoted to deputy editor in January 2004, after she completed her honours degree in Journalism and Media Studies from Wits University and again to managing editor of SATU and deputy divisional head of Now Media's travel publishing division in 2005. SATU caters mainly to overseas operators bringing tourists into southern Africa),

Concludes David Marsh, managing director for Now Media, "Being one of the pioneers to employ online media technology to bring up to date information to readers with the launch of the online database and media service, Travelinfo, in 1989, Now Media has always been on the cutting edge of media technology and we believe Thomson has the passion, drive and commitment to successfully take the company forward into this new technological era of media."