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2010 World Newspaper Congress speakers announced

Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri will open the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2010, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, 7 - 10 June 2010. The congress is themed "In search of the new business model," while the theme of the forum is, "The new information ecosystem: Link, share, cooperate or die." 8 Feb 2010 12:15

News site for grant makers, NGOs

Tshikululu Social Investments, the non-profit company that manages social investment grant making for Anglo American, De Beers, the FirstRand Group and Discovery, among others, has launched a new website to serve as an information and opinion resource for the local corporate social investment (CSI) industry. 8 Feb 2010 11:02

Feed your ego, again - Loeries annual out

Hot off the press, the 31st Loerie printed annual of 313 pages is now available with a complementary DVD set at R605 (excl. vat). 5 Feb 2010 09:29

Wits offers dual degree in journalism

A new dual-degree programme, beginning in August 2010, will allow students to study journalism in both New York and Johannesburg, announced the Wits Department of Journalism and the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, earlier this week. 5 Feb 2010 08:51

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

Design Indaba extends Superstars deadline, opens media registration

The search for 11 South Africans to represent our country creatively has been extended to 10 February 2010, and media registration is now open. 2 Feb 2010 11:34

Spa association now a media source

The South African Spa Association aims to assist the media wherever possible with its inquiries on statistics, comments on articles, editorial and lists of accredited spas. 2 Feb 2010 09:53

Cape papers in censorship row

NEWSWATCH: The Christian Action Network has accused Cape Town's two daily newspapers of censorship after the latter again allegedly refused to publish anti-abortion advertisements, reports IOL. And now for something completely different, and rather tweet… Yuppiechef.com spotted a tiny error in the Woolworths' digital Lovebird promotion - so it did a spot of kidnapping and will only release its captive if the retail chain meets its rand for rand in raising money for a charity called Soil for Life. 2 Feb 2010 07:04

FIFA accused of ‘bullying', dictatorial' tactics

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Local journalists have accused world football governing body FIFA of acting as a bunch of ‘bullies' and ‘dictators' with a neo-colonialist mentality, following what analysts see as ‘unreasonable' media restrictions on the 2010 FIFA World Cup coverage. Meanwhile, the South African media accreditation deadline is being extended. 1 Feb 2010 12:15

Newspapers will survive the Internet, says Google exec

[Duncan McLeod] The print medium is not going to die and newspapers will continue to be a feature of the media landscape well into the future. 1 Feb 2010 11:33

Rebranding should incorporate consumer input, opinions

[Thabani Khumalo] Brands go through various stages of evolution in their life cycles and often may need to be restructured, reworked, repositioned, revitalised, relaunched or rejuvenated to improve their sales, grow their market shares and increase their profits. These are done in response or in anticipation of changes in the market. 28 Jan 2010 11:43

Jobs unleashes the Apple iPad

[Duncan McLeod] The iPad has landed: Finally, it's here. Steve Jobs has shown his hand by introducing the iPad (no, not the iSlate) yesterday, Wednesday, 27 January 2010, a tablet computer that the Apple CEO hopes will change the way people read books, play videogames and access the Internet. 28 Jan 2010 09:28

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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