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Reiner Mittelbach leaves WAN-IFRA in May
Reiner Mittelbach, former CEO of IFRA prior to the July 2009 merger with the World Association of Newspapers, has decided to leave the merged organisation, WAN-IFRA, at the end of May 2010.
Dubai Lynx 2010 winners announced
DUBAI: The awards ceremony for the 2010 Dubai Lynx took place on Wednesday, 17 March 2010 at the newly opened Palladium in Dubai Media City. The winners in this year's annual creative advertising competition for the Middle East and North Africa were revealed.
Dubai Lynx announces Integrated shortlist
DUBAI: Dubai Lynx has released the last of the shortlists for this year's awards. Nine entries have been shortlisted in the Integrated category. The winners of all categories will be announced tonight, 17 March 2010 at the Dubai Lynx Awards ceremony and dinner, taking place at The Palladium in Dubai Media City.
SOUTHERN AFRICA
Europe's online success story

Leading-edge news publishers join World Newspaper Congress programme. 11 Mar 2010 15:55


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Digital not replacing traditional marketing - Miles Young

[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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Digital not replacing traditional marketing - Miles Young

[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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Live streaming of FIFA media briefing on security

The media press conference, scheduled for 1pm on Friday, 5 March 2010, will be streamed live on FIFA.com and, roughly 90 minutes after the conference, VNR material will be made available for editorial usage for broadcasters via satellite feed. 4 Mar 2010 10:25


SOUTHERN AFRICA
In Zimbabwe, courthouse filming lands journalist in jail

NEW YORK: A Zimbabwean freelance journalist was arrested yesterday, 1 March 2010 for the third time this year — this time for taking footage of prisoners outside a courthouse in the capital, Harare, according to local journalists. 2 Mar 2010 08:38


SOUTHERN AFRICA
SADC Media Awards 2010 launched

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Collins Chabane, minister in the presidency in charge of performance monitoring and evaluation, and government spokesperson Themba Maseko last night, Thursday, 4 February 2010, made an impassioned plea to South African journalists to participate in the SADC Media Awards competition, saying it promotes regional integration and togetherness through excellent journalism. 5 Feb 2010 08:18


SOUTHERN AFRICA
One Young World launches

One Young World, a global leadership summit for young leaders age 25 and under, united from all the world's 192 countries to address major global challenges, will be held in London from 8-10 February 2010. 1 Feb 2010 11:53


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African media awards extend categories

The 2010 Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards have added sector-specific categories to reflect the important role that various industries play in economic development. Entries are free and can be on any platform - online, print, broadcast. The closing date for entries is 26 March 2010, with the awards ceremony being held on 1 July 2010 in Central London. 27 Jan 2010 12:57


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Journalist flees Zimbabwe after death threat

NEW YORK: Freelance journalist Stanley Kwenda, a contributor to the private weekly The Zimbabwean, fled the country on Friday, 15 January 2010, after he said he received a telephone threat from a high-ranking police officer, according to the paper's editor, Wilf Mbanga. 21 Jan 2010 10:44


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WAN-IFRA, IASN, WEF condemn killing of journalist in Angola

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, the World Editors Forum and the International Association of Sports Newspapers have called on the Angolan government to better protect journalists following the murder of a sports journalist in an attack on the Togolese national football team's bus earlier this month. 20 Jan 2010 10:03


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Journalist assaulted for his work in Namibia

WINDHOEK: The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Namibian authorities to thoroughly investigate an alleged attack by four assailants against freelance journalist John Grobler on 8 January 2010. 18 Jan 2010 08:25


SOUTHERN AFRICA
African Journalist Awards names co-host

Isha Sesay, who hosts Inside Africa, CNN International's weekly look at political, economic, social and cultural affairs and trends in Africa, will co-host the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards, to be held in Kampala Uganda on 29 May 2010. 13 Jan 2010 08:26


SOUTHERN AFRICA
Freelance journalists under attack

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The number of freelance journalists killed or imprisoned worldwide increased dramatically last year, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) 2009 tally, and it is a trend that highlights the current nature of how news is gathered in this age of financial crisis and digital revolution. 8 Jan 2010 07:25


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