Editor of The Media, Peta Krost Maunder, bought David Bullard’s latest book, Out to Lunch…Ungagged as she missed reading his columns in the Sunday Times. Here she gives her opinion of the controversial columnist’s latest offering that is NOT for sale to lefties! I am not sure I like David Bullard. He seems poncy and […] Read more
Few people in the world have achieved quite as much as Pat Mitchell in this industry. She chatted to Peta Krost Maunder. When Pat Mitchell only introduced Vagina Monologues author Eve Ensler at a recent women’s event, many wondered why she wasn’t the main attraction. She is the president and chief executive officer of The […] Read more
This year’s winner of the media agency innovator honour at the recent MOST awards is very young but is making such positive waves in the industry that people are learning his name fast, writes Peta Krost Maunder in a story first published in The Media magazine. Ryan Williams – Nota Bene’s executive group managing director […] Read more
So, we at The Media magazine are putting together an exciting new issue for January 2012. We will gather and report on innovations and innovators that have contributed positively to the broader media sector. We want to know what incredible innovations have taken place over the past year or so in the South African media industry and we want to know […] Read more
On Wednesday night, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said: “Ruth First spent her life fighting censorship. She had envisaged a South Africa where freedom of expression was as essential as the air we breathe. Today’s democratic South Africa stands as a monument to her quest for this noble goal. Accordingly we must commit never to betray […] Read more
Esmaré Weideman has just become the most powerful woman in the South African media. Peta Krost Maunder finds out what makes her tick in a story first published in The Media magazine. Esmaré Weideman has done her time in the trenches as a journalist, an editor and media manager, but nothing could prepare her for […] Read more