If we want to avoid empty talk and legitimating propaganda, we should stop using “fake news”. What should we put in its place? We can do quite a lot with ordinary terms such as “lie”, “bulls... Read more
Anthony Bourdain, in his CNN travel show Parts Unknown, rejected the “single story” approach to telling Africa's stories taken by much travel writing, and later travel television. Read more
Barack and Michelle Obama have just signed a partnership deal with Netflix. Reaction has been mixed, with conservatives launching a #BoycottNetflix campaign, while others have come out in st... Read more
Branded content was first created in 1930 when P&G devised 'soap operas' to reach housewives. Now it is an increasingly popular form of content marketing that doesn’t push promotional and ov... Read more
Friday media news briefs: FAIRLADY #FLYYourFigure issue celebrates real women and their curves. 5FM makes amends for balloon blooper and powers a beach clean-up in Cape Town. DA calls for pu... Read more
Media Moves… TheMediaOnline’s weekly round up of people, accounts and media business moves. Spark Media one year on, still making moves. Creative Spark appoints Felleng Sekha as chairp... Read more