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WASHINGTON: The good news for traditional US news organisations? Their websites are popular. The bad news? Few news consumers click on ads and hardly any are prepared to pay for news online. 16 Mar 2010 11:21
AFRICA
The keynote speakers at the fourth annual Festival of Media have been announced. The lineup includes founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales. The event will be hosted 18 - 20 April 2010 in Valencia, Spain and will also feature a lineup of business leaders from the global communications and advertising industry. 16 Mar 2010 10:23
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Leading-edge news publishers join World Newspaper Congress programme. 11 Mar 2010 15:55
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WAN-IFRA and IASN have welcomed the release of kidnapped South African sound engineer Nic Greyling and Nigerian commentator Bowie Attamah in Nigeria but remind the Nigerian authorities that it is the duty of the state to provide an environment in which journalists are able to carry out their professional duties without fear of violence. 11 Mar 2010 07:32
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WAN-IFRA and IASN have welcomed the release of kidnapped South African sound engineer Nic Greyling and Nigerian commentator Bowie Attamah in Nigeria but remind the Nigerian authorities that it is the duty of the state to provide an environment in which journalists are able to carry out their professional duties without fear of violence. 11 Mar 2010 07:32
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WAN-IFRA and IASN have welcomed the release of kidnapped South African sound engineer Nic Greyling and Nigerian commentator Bowie Attamah in Nigeria but remind the Nigerian authorities that it is the duty of the state to provide an environment in which journalists are able to carry out their professional duties without fear of violence. 11 Mar 2010 07:32
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[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The great mistake of today's business environment is to believe that digital can fulfil the role of marketing. It will not, Miles Young, global CEO of Ogilvy and Mather Worldwide, said yesterday, Tursday, 9 March 2010, in Johannesburg. 10 Mar 2010 11:09
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[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The great mistake of today's business environment is to believe that digital can fulfil the role of marketing. It will not, Miles Young, global CEO of Ogilvy and Mather Worldwide, said yesterday, Tursday, 9 March 2010, in Johannesburg. 10 Mar 2010 11:09
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The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) Cross Media Awards 2010 is now open for entries. The awards recognises newspaper companies that are creating the best local cross-media projects and have succeeded in expanding unique content and advertising across all publishing platforms. 10 Mar 2010 09:25
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The annual Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards 2010 will close for entry submissions in three weeks on 26 March 2010. Finalists will be announced in May and winners will receive a cash prize and a sculpture by German artist, Loni Kreuder, entitled, ‘News'. 10 Mar 2010 07:29
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Diego Antonelli, director of Gazzetta.it, recently explained, in an online seminar organised by the World Editors Forum and the International Association of Sports Newspapers, how the company is organising its multimedia coverage for the World Cup. 9 Mar 2010 10:49
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CAPE TOWN: Silverstreet, the Netherlands-based mobile messaging and payments carrier, today, 8 March 2010 announced the appointment of James Bayhack as its business development manager. Bayhack will spearhead it's South African-based expansion into Africa from Cape Town. 8 Mar 2010 11:20