A year of Malemaphobia, mediaphobia and xenophobia
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] As the year 2008 slowly but surely disappears, it is time for the media to do some critical retrospection to see if it's correctly fulfilled its role of a Fourth Estate and respected its ethical codes. These two sets of self-examination are compulsory if the press wants to be trusted by communities in which it serves and continues to be seen as playing a vital role in a democratic and free society. 12 Dec 2008 09:18
International award for South African producer
South African producer Mark Klein recently took first place at the 2008 US International Film and Video Festival in Los Angeles, US, receiving a Gold Camera Award for his production “Nelson Mandela - Father of the Nation”. This video presentation was commissioned by the Sunday Times for the annual Top 100 event, which honoured Nelson Mandela as the 2007 Lifetime Achiever. 12 Dec 2008 08:42
Mbeki, newsmaker of the year - Monitoring SA
[Tshepiso Seopa] Former state president Thabo Mbeki is the Newsmaker Personality of the Year 2008, according to a research study by media and research and analysis company Monitoring South Africa. Mbeki made the most news headlines and is the personality that most media wrote about. The announcement was made yesterday, Wednesday, 11 November 2008, at the Rosebank Hotel in Johannesburg. 11 Dec 2008 11:11
Coal City News achieves accolades at the Emalahleni Mayoral Awards 2008! - MDDA
“Coal City is one of the community media projects funded by the MDDA, and it gives us great pleasure to know that they are making strides in social development and providing relevant information to communities that were formerly deprived of any form of media,” said Mr Lumko Mtimde, Chief Executive Officer of the MDDA. 10 Dec 2008 15:09
Two new venues added to December holiday tour! - Die Burger
Due to the popularity of Die Burger's holiday concerts with Bobby van Jaarsveld and Emo Adams, two new venues have been added to the line-up. The tour, which will take place between 11 and 30 December 2008, will now also include concerts at Uilenkraalsmond on 23 December and Dwarskersbos on 30 December. 9 Dec 2008 15:47
Motlanthe appoints new MDDA board members
President Kgalema Motlanthe has appointed Phumelele Ntombela-Nzimande and Dr Tanja Bosch to the board of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) for a term of office of three years, 1 January 2009, it was announced late yesterday evening, Monday, 8 December 2008. 9 Dec 2008 12:36
Press ombudsman hiring, Qwelane heading for court
NEWSWATCH: The office of the South African Press Ombudsman will be hiring a deputy press ombudsman and a case officer, reports Journalism.co.za, and Sunday Sun columnist Jon Qwelane will shortly be appearing before the Equality Court in connection with the alleged homophobic column written earlier this year, according to various media sources. 8 Dec 2008 09:00
Beeld now on TV
DStv subscribers now have a news service in Afrikaans. The content of Beeld is now available on DStv as an interactive news channel, the Afrikaans newspaper announced yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, 3 December 2008. 4 Dec 2008 10:24
Egyptian journalist wins 2008 Gebran Tueni Award
Ibrahim Essa, editor-in-chief of Al Dustour, the daily newspaper in Egypt, has been awarded the 2008 Gebran Tueni Award, the annual prize of the World Association of Newspapers that honours an editor or publisher in the MENA region. 4 Dec 2008 10:10
Media jobs on the ropes
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Dozens of journalists, photographers, subeditors and other media practitioners face an uncertain future as cash-squeezed South African media companies lay off permanent staff, cutting costs as the financial global meltdown wreaks havoc amid falling print advertising revenues, a decline in world economic activity and the US recession. Media experts this week told Bizcommunity.com that it is a sad period for journalism as experienced and hard-working staff leave. 3 Dec 2008 09:43
SADC media houses launch HIV/AIDS policies
[Arthur Okwemba & Dumisani Gandhi] Today, Monday, 1 December 2008, over 130 media houses in 11 countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) have publicly launched HIV and AIDS policies as part of commemorations to mark World Aids Day. The climax of a three-year Media Action Plan (MAP) on HIV and AIDS and Gender, simultaneous launches will take place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, and Zambia. 1 Dec 2008 11:27
MMP rebrands to Media Monitoring Africa
Coinciding with its 15-year anniversary, the Media Monitoring Project rebranded last week to become Media Monitoring Africa and relaunched its website. The name change represents a realignment of its corporate identity to be more in line with the work it does. 1 Dec 2008 10:11
Eighth IFRA International Newsroom Summit for Prague
DARMSTADT, GERMANY: From 12 - 13 February 2009, newsroom experts from the expansive world of the news publishing industry will convene for IFRA's 8th International Newsroom Summit in Prague, Czech Republic. 28 Nov 2008 10:52
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