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Should Government bail out the SABC?The public broadcaster, which last financial year posted a deficit of close to R800 million, owes more than R40 million to various TV production houses, according to various media reports published over the weekend. 18 May 2009 Two Idols winners: fair or fiasco?Both Sasha-Lee Davids and Jason Hartman were declared joint Idols winners in a press conference on Friday, 8 May 2009 by M-Net and FremantleMedia, the format owners of Idols. 11 May 2009 What do you think of the SABC board's announcements?The SABC board today, Tuesday, 28 April 2009, made several major announcements: the contract of Snuki Zikalala, SABC head of news and current affairs, will not be renewed when it expires at the end of April 2009, several international news bureaux will be closed down and the number of board committees will be reduced. 28 Apr 2009 What's your main source of elections news?23 Apr 2009Is Twitter hitting the mainstream?Do you know about/use Twitter or have you been hiding under a rock lately? It's becoming hard to miss, especially with Ashton Kutcher, the husband of Demi Moore, having just beaten CNN in the race to see who would reach one million followers first. Follow our assistant editor Simone Puterman at @SimoneBiz and get digital news headlines at @bizcomdigital. 20 Apr 2009 What do you think of the all-new Loerie awards theme and website?Last week The Loerie Awards went live with its new website, along with the new theme for 2009 - “Feed your ego” - which is also featured prominently in the banner advertising on Bizcommunity.com. 23 Mar 2009 Have you got your tickets for the 2010 FIFA World Cup?Tickets for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer tournament went on sale on Friday, 20 February. 19 Feb 2009 What is your opinion of the biz09 trend reports?Once again, Bizcommunity.com has been running its annual series of trend reports for the new year since last week, with more to come this week as well. 20 Jan 2009 Will Good Hope Centre be a great venue for Loeries 2009?The City of Cape Town is the new destination for The Loerie Awards 2009, and the site earmarked for the awards ceremony is the Good Hope Centre in the East City Precinct. 5 Dec 2008 Is Mkhondo the right man to be 2010 LOC chief communications officer?Rich Mkhondo has been appointed as chief communications officer, replacing Tim Modise, the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (OC) announced on Friday, 28 November 2008. 1 Dec 2008 Is the SABC biased in its political media coverage?The SABC has been accused of ignoring the ANC gatherings in favour of Shikota, a new splinter group recently established by the ruling party's dissidents, according to yesterday's (Sunday, 2 November 2008) edition of The Sunday Independent. 3 Nov 2008 Does 'sensitivity' ever enter into news coverage?Last week, Talk Radio 702's playing of the control tower recordings after a light aircraft crashed, killing all on board, caused listeners to complain, saying the tapes shouldn't have been aired. 27 Oct 2008 Should media freedom have limits in a free society?Saturday, 19 October 2008 was Media Freedom Day in South Africa. 20 Oct 2008 What do you think of Zakumi, the official 2010 mascot?Last night, Monday, 22 September 2008, the official mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the 14-year-old 'green-maned' young leopard Zakumi, was unveiled to the world. 23 Sep 2008 Can a cartoonist go too far?Just in case you may have missed it, Zapiro late last week followed up on his controversial cartoon featuring the rape of Justice with another one in the sequence, causing even more of an uproar and outcry. 15 Sep 2008 Which city should host the 2009 Loeries?Concerning the latest announcement regarding the possible change of host city/location for the 2009 Loeries, we are asking you, the industry, what your preferences are. 5 Sep 2008 What do you think of the Pendoring finalists?The 2008 Pendoring finalists have been released and according to various judges, this year "Pendoring entries are some of the best that have yet been received in the 14 years of this competition's existence” and "have topped that of previous years". 25 Aug 2008 Is Sunday Sun's apology for Qwelane column sufficient?While the Sunday Sun has apologised for Jon Qwelane's recent column concerning gay marriage after the press ombudsman found it in contravention of the press code last week, reports News24.com, a group of 17 gay rights organisations - whose spokesperson is PR man Mixael de Kock - are still calling for Media24 to axe the journalist, according to The Times Online. For more:
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Should Jon Qwelane be fired for his latest column?Jon Qwelane may follow the path of controversial columnists Deon Maas and David Bullard if the gay community and other concerned members of society have their way. 23 Jul 2008 Are you heeding all the advertised tips to save electricity?As an example, Cell C has just launched a TV campaign highlighting the amount of electricity saved if one unplugs the charger after charging one's cellphone. 9 Jun 2008 Do you think e.tv's eNews can compete with the world's best 24-hour news stations?e.tv yesterday, Sunday, 1 June 2008, launched the eNews Channel, South Africa's first 24-hour news channel on DStv at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg, staffed by a totally homegrown team. 2 Jun 2008 Has Government communication failed SA over xenophobic attacks?“Communication by national, provincial and local government in response to the spate of what has become known as the ‘Xenophobia violence' has been nothing short of pointless and pathetic,” writes Chris Moerdyk, marketing and media analyst and Bizcommunity.com columnist, today, Thursday, 22 May 2008, and foreign media analysts have accused the South African Government of not cooperating with the media, nor knowing how the media operates, reports Issa Sikiti Da Silva from the International Media Forum South Africa, currently taking place in Bryanston, Johannesburg. 22 May 2008 Has the SABC tarnished its reputation?19 May 2008Should the media be rescreening the racist Free State university video?The racist Free State University video been all over the news, both locally and internationally. 3 Mar 2008 Should Avusa have fired Sowetan sub-editor Llewellyn Kriel for blogging?Last week Avusa (formerly Johncom) fired veteran sub-editor Llewellyn Kriel for revealing allegedly confidential company information through blogging [see Avusa fires journalist for blogging]. 3 Dec 2007 Should Rapport have fired columnist Deon Maas?Two weeks ago, controversial media personality Deon Maas launched his first column in Afrikaans daily newspaper Rapport with a column which alluded to Satanism. 19 Nov 2007 Is media freedom in SA under threat?23 Oct 2007 |
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