South Coast Fever: best of the best! - Sky Blue Media A research project done by Kuper Research, a highly regarded consultancy with more than 30 years' experience, in conjunction with Compass 24, a media planning tool launched by Media 24 at a cost of over 8-million rand, has come up with some startling and significant findings proving that the South Coast Fever is now indisputably the most popular newspaper on the South Coast. 29 Sep 2008 11:05
Sondag restyled and repackaged To celebrate its first birthday, the Afrikaans newspaper, Sondag, has introduced a new, international tabloid look which went on sale on Sunday. “We changed our look to give our readers what they want: the same great content in a new package,” says editor, Willem Pretorius. 29 Sep 2008 08:28
Media, business debate common ground Accelerate Cape Town recently hosted a dinner between the editors of three leading Cape-based newspapers and a group of business leaders at Riboville Restaurant in Cape Town to explore ways of working together. 23 Sep 2008 08:36
AMPS 2008A: mixed fortunes for SA's media industry SAARF's latest All Media and Products Survey - AMPS 2008A - is hot off the presses and SAARF CEO Dr Paul Haupt has summarised how each medium has fared. “In a sentence, only print and online have attracted more media consumers than they did in the previous release,” he reports. 22 Sep 2008 11:12
The “Big Picture” of the newspaper world DARMSTADT, GERMANY: More than 320 exhibitors will show the expected 10 000 newspaper experts from 80 countries the “Big Picture” on more than 13 200 m² stand space at IFRA Expo 2008 in Amsterdam. 18 Sep 2008 08:39
Death of John Matshikiza NEWSWATCH: John Matshikiza, newspaper columnist, actor, director and producer, last night died after suffering a heart attack while dining at a restaurant in Melville, Johannesburg, reports The Times Online. 16 Sep 2008 08:49
WAN up in arms over Yahoo-Google ad deal PARIS: Competition authorities in Europe and North America have been requested to block an advertising agreement between Google and Yahoo on anti-competitive grounds by the World Association of Newspapers (WAN),today, Monday, 15 September 2008. According to WAN, the deal will have a negative impact on the ad revenues that the search giants provide to newspaper and other websites, and on the cost of paid search advertising. 15 Sep 2008 10:27
Enter now for Eagle Print Awards 2008 Entry deadline for the 2008 Eagle Print Awards is Friday, 26 September 2008, so it's really time to get cracking. The Eagle Awards honour the best in South African creative advertising in the print category and have been sponsored by the Independent Newspapers since they were founded in 1996. 12 Sep 2008 11:07
Don't be digitally dozy - Guy Berger [Issa Sikiti da Silva] As the rise of digital revolution reaches a tipping point, breaking up existing business models (information gathering, editing, packaging, dissemination and loyal audience) and reshaping journalism, traditional media organisations must start a quest for new business models suitable to the new business environment, Prof Guy Berger, head of Rhodes University's School of Journalism, told delegates yesterday, Tuesday, 9 September 2008, at Highway Africa 2008 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. 10 Sep 2008 11:29
Avusa Media wins international Young Reader Prize Avusa Media together with the Department of Education and newspaper groups Independent Newspapers, Media24 and AIP have collectively won an international newspaper award for a 2007 educational intervention project. This was announced at an awards ceremony held in Paris on 8 September 2008 on International Literacy Day. 10 Sep 2008 11:04
Schibsted's Aamot to give keynote at Beyond the Printed Word 2008 DARMSTADT: Kjell Aamot, CEO of Schibsted ASA, Scandinavian media group, will give the keynote address at the IFRA 16th World Digital Publishing Conference, Beyond the Printed Word that will take place in Hunagry, Budapest on 20 and 21 November 2008. 10 Sep 2008 10:23
Bridging the gap between new, ‘old' media [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Currently, there is a conflict going on in many parts of the world between traditional media (trained journalists) and what Pierre Haski, a former Agence France Presse correspondent in Johannesburg, calls a crowd of consumers who, empowered by new technologies, have decided that traditional media is no longer relevant in today's society. But Haski said that instead of arguing who is the best, there is a need to bridge the gap between the two camps for the maximisation of information. 9 Sep 2008 16:31
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To celebrate its first birthday, the Afrikaans newspaper, Sondag, has introduced a new, international tabloid look which went on sale on Sunday. “We changed our look to give our readers what they want: the same great content in a new package,” says editor, Willem Pretorius. 29 Sep 2008 08:28
Prepare yourself for the most amazing lifestyle festival the Cape has to offer. From 7 to 9 November, Die Burger will once again host their annual Kitchen & Cellar festival at the beautiful and historic Castle. 12 Sep 2008 11:09
