With the issue of language in the news at the moment, especially at institutes of higher learning, Peta Krost Maunder asks why English still dominates media after more than 20 years of a democracy with 11 official languages. When South Africa became a democracy in 1994, South Africa’s vernacular languages were expected to come into […] Read more
Fortunately there are PR folk who understand what the media needs, but there are so many more who don’t. Peta Krost Maunder vents her frustration at those who don’t. As another press release drops into my email inbox about PPC Cement, I wonder what the public relations (PR) person who sent it thought she might gain […] Read more
The biggest consideration in print media right now is how to make digital work for publications. Lisa MacLeod successfully took the Financial Times through this process. She speaks to Peta Krost Maunder. How to digitise newspapers, how newspapers can make it into the future by incorporating digital elements… These are the issues facing print publications in […] Read more
Twelve journalists and cartoonists at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo died in an attack by Islamic extremists. Another cartoonist, Lars Vilks, known for his cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed was the target in a shooting rampage in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Saturday in which two people died. Carsten Luste, Flemming Rose and Kurt Westergaard, who all worked […] Read more
I am looking for a journalist who is an exceptional writer and researcher, passionate about journalism and media, loves writing features and some investigative stories, but is also happy to do what it takes to bring magazines out (including proofreading and gathering the nitty gritty bits and pieces). The job requires someone who is hardworking, […] Read more
The deadline for nominations in this year’s Mint top 40 under 40s in the media has been extended until 10 January 2015. For many of our readers, it’s your annual time out. But perhaps now that you’ve had a bit of a break, please take a breather to nominate those amazing people you believe deserve to be […] Read more
