Communications
An epitaph for the Cape Times
“Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister, Tina Joemat-Pettersson has previously expressed her desire to transform fisheries in South Africa.” Cape Times...
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Mass media, marketing and itchy trigger fingers
The advent of social media and online publishing has dramatically highlighted the importance of understanding the mechanics of the two-way...
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Has the print industry lost faith in its future?
The Audit Bureau of Circulations has released its figures for the first quarter of 2014. Sandra Gordon delivered the keynote...
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A cautionary taal – translation lessons for SA’s recent interpreting fails
Consider again the extraordinary achievements of Thamsanqa Dyantyi, the world’s worst sign-language interpreter. This man bluffed his way onto a...
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World Press Freedom Day, Richard Mdluli and the SABC
“The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day or just World Press Day to...
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Spin city fights back, or egos, fear and loathing in the byline business
I guess the excitement of seeing your name in print day after day or week after week, combined with the...
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