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[Gill Moodie] 2010 proved to be a year of great drama (and farce) for the media industry in South Africa. Who would have thought that 16 years after the dawn of democracy that journalists would be pulling together to fight for media freedom? But there were also many moments of high comedy, huge stories to wrestle with, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, surprises, interesting moves, winners and losers. Here're my thoughts on who's top of the pops of the media industry this year. |
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[Ashraf Garda] Over the past year I have had the privilege to engage with South Africans and the world on many platforms, through the many functions I have MCed, and Twitter and Facebook. These are 10 of the many trends that I observed and/or experienced during 2010. |
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[Herman Manson] Every year, Google provides some insight in the spirit of the times, our collective zeitgeist, when it releases lists of the worlds', and South Africa's top search items. YouTube, owned by Google, has also released its list of the most-watched videos on its service during 2010. |
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[Issa Sikiti da Silva] South Africa's 'fragile' freedom of expression, free flow of information, and media liberties and independence were further shaken this year by a series of what critics call 'flawed' and 'authoritarian' legislation and proposals. As the world commemorated International Human Rights Day last week, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) called on Government to uphold the spirit of the Constitution and human rights in any new legislation and statutory bodies established. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Richard Mulholland] Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a big company called Hamelin. An evil witch came to the land and cursed the big company: "If you don't create some presentations/animate some adverts/make the corner of your logo curvy (pick applicable), everyone will have to work in dull cubicle farms for the rest of time." |
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[Daniel Munslow] It feels like yesterday that we sat down with a crystal ball and tried to predict how the face of communication would change throughout the course of 2010. Now, it's already time to reflect and take stock of the year that has been. A busy year; a tough year; an exciting year; an unpredictable year! Of the 10 trends discussed in January 2010, the first eight were action items. Have these trends from January come true? |
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[Odette van der Haar] We all expected 2010 to be a difficult year following the global economic recession, but the local advertising and communications industry faced some unexpected challenges which had little to do with economics and everything to do with a rapidly changing social, political and legal environment. |
 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Bonga Percy Vilakazi] December is always an exciting time in the music industry. From new artists to the usual players, this period is only for the strong. Our music expert, Bonga Percy Vilakazi, has compiled a list of 12 CDs you must buy this December. From R&B to Gospel. |
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[Herman Manson] Magazine publishers face increasingly tough times as the category struggles to reverse declines in its share of global ad revenue, brought upon by the double whammy that was the Great Recession and a continuous shift in spend towards digital media. Their piece of the global ad pie is expected to continue declining over the next three years, according to FIPP's World Magazine Trends 2010/2011, and will make for grim reading for magazine publishers. |
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[Chris Moerdyk] For everyone working in South Africa's media and marketing industries, 2011 is going to be a year filled with all manner of quite extraordinary opportunities... |
 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Ruth Cooper] The Plastics latest music video Caves features some sexy dance moves, a la Napoleon Dynamite. Flip, I would like to learn those; imagine how cool it would be to bust those out at an Assembly party one night. Well, you would need to clear the dance floor first, but still ... |
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[Duncan McLeod] Cabinet on Wednesday, 8 December 2010, discussed the issue of which standard South Africa will adopt for digital terrestrial television broadcasting. Curiously, however, no reference was made to the issue in Thursday's cabinet statement. |
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[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The South African government has been told to learn lessons from the Wikileaks saga and stop messing around with the game of secrecy, as it could have terrible consequences if it backfires. "The leaking of secret diplomatic correspondence by Wikileaks serves as a warning to all who wish to hide information from the public," Right2Know campaign national coordinator Mark Weinberg said in a statement yesterday, Thursday, 9 December 2010. |
 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Debbie Hathway] Eastern Cape dance fans, as well as supporters and competitors from around the country, Zimbabwe and Botswana descended on the East London International Convention Centre last weekend, 2 to 4 December, 2010, for the South African National DanceSport and Achievers Championship. |
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| LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Ruth Cooper] Location, location, location; the Premier Hotel Cape Manor has it in spades. It's situated in Marais Street alongside the pretty Sea Point promenade and, if one was a coked-up rocker and had the urge to throw a TV out of the window, it would probably hit beach sand. (Only a slight exaggeration.) |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Matthew Stone] Dealing with social media is a tricky business. Parts one and two detailed some examples of successes and failures of brands in social media, especially with regards to damage control. Part three will discuss how to make sure your brand falls into the former category, rather than the latter. |
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[Daniel Munslow] Internal branding is a complex discipline that goes beyond the exclusive use of internal advertising material. Executed correctly, it is able to support business objectives and reap great rewards for both employees and communicators. |
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