Crossing over into another medium can be challenging for journalists but it can also benefit them. Joanna Wright chats to some of those who have succeeded. Trend analysts have in recent years pointed out the “slashie” phenomenon – young, media-savvy professionals who straddle various media and careers, often simultaneously, as various iterations of blogger-slash-photographer-slash-Twitter personalities. […] Read more
The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan announced in February that it had partnered with Nissan to replace its government fleet with electric cars. At the press conference in the tiny nation were stringers and photographers from the world’s big news organisations – AFP, Reuters and Financial Times. And right beside them were journalists from Nissan’s own […] Read more
They used to be called the big four newspaper groups but that would be incorrect today. In the last year, the Big Four – Independent Newspapers, Media24, Times Media Group and Caxton – have spent a lot of money furthering their diversification into other areas. Here’s a round-up of some of the big business moves […] Read more
Last year, Bloomberg TV on DStv was facing the chop. As The Media Online (TMO) reported in July 2013, MultiChoice had decided to discontinue the channel because of the small size of the business audience in South Africa. But Summit TV felt the channel was too good to lose, so a deal was done to merge […] Read more
Does combining the role of editor and publisher compromise editorial integrity and quality? In March, Peter Bruce gave up the editorship of Business Day. For a while last year he was not only editor, but publisher too. The lines between these two roles have become more blurred globally, heating up the ‘church and state’ debate over […] Read more
Former TML bosses take on Times Media Group for refusing to increase pensioners’ medical aid contributions. Times Media Group (TMG) CEO Andrew Bonamour has taken decisive steps in his bid to turn the company around since taking the reins in 2012. And while TMG has been able to pay off a large portion of its […] Read more
