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| Everything about Raymond |
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| The newspaper industry has honoured media veteran Raymond Louw as a Lifetime Achiever at the Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Awards. His name is synonymous with the right to press freedom and The Media thought it fitting to chat to him in May when we celebrate press freedom day. |
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| Outdoor gets a new player |
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| The outdoor industry is expected make more than R1.5-billion in ad revenue from the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup and BEE businessman Sandile Zungu is not planning on taking a back seat in this buoyant market. He recently purchased a controlling interest in Outdoor Network. Matebello Motloung and Tshepiso Seopa look at the man behind the billboards. |
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| How to sell a VERY expensive watch |
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| Lutz Schniewind, media planner at Universal McCann, explains how to use "word of mouse" to promote an African designer watch for the rich and famous. |
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| Power to (the rest of) Africa |
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| There is a lot that South African media practitioners, and the public in general, can learn from their African counterparts. If only we can get over ourselves, writes Matebello Motloung. |
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| Reaching new frontiers |
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| Media24's Africa CEO Douw Steyn, who recently acquired the rights to publish the Idols West Africa magazine, explains the difficulties and rewards of launching titles elsewhere on the continent. |
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| SA Media out for a duck? |
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| The Caribbean media used this year's Cricket World Cup to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS. Great stuff, but this begs the question - why is it that there is little to no coverage of this pressing issue in the South African sport media, asks Tamar Blieden. |
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| Zulu remains king |
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| Does KwaZulu-Natal get enough credit for its groundbreaking work in launching Zulu media? Not only are these publications financially successful but they also create new newspaper readers. Fienie Grobler suggests that the rest of the country can take a leaf from the KZN booklet. |
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| The 2010 Pot of Gold |
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| Broadcasting rights are the most valuable and profitable rights a sports body could own. Elliott Wood explains how the legalities will work ahead of the biggest sporting event ever to hit South Africa. |
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| On the ball |
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| In the same way that the 2010 Fifa World Cup provides South Africa with a hefty logistical challenge, so the tournament will demand the very best from the local media. Why? Well partly this has to do with the sheer scope of the tournament, the very scale of which is unprecedented in the local sporting environment, writes Luke Alfred. |
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| How to launch a clothing store in a township |
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| Wendy Carruthers, strategic director at Initiative Media South Africa, spells out the difficulties of launching a business in a township. |
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| Finally, the media gets angry about crime |
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| An informal study by The Media shows that newspapers carried more than triple the number of crime stories in January and February this year compared to the same period last year. An unspoken agreement between editors seemed to have resulted in a joint effort by all media to heighten debate. Fienie Grobler asks whether the peak in crime coverage has spurred the government into action. |
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