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Maverick by name, maverick by nature: A case study of modern journalism

Posted By: Chris Moerdykon: September 03, 2020In: Newspapers

One of South Africa’s most influential and trustworthy news and opinion online portals, the Daily Maverick, has seemingly done an about-face by producing a print edition. Is this rank stupid... Read more

Media24 swings the scythe in massive shake-up of print titles

Posted By: Glenda Nevillon: July 07, 2020In: News

The “devastating” impact of Covid-19 has heralded sweeping changes to Media24 titles. In a shock announcement at a company ‘town hall’ today, CEO Ishmet Davidson confirmed the closure of fiv... Read more

COVID-19 delivering a death blow to print media

Posted By: Chris Moerdykon: May 07, 2020In: Opinion

The writing has always been on the wall for newspapers and magazines that resisted the digital world but now it seems COVID-19 has speeded up the inevitable with the demise of two high profi... Read more

Daily Sun changes footprint, goes digital only in five provinces

Posted By: Glenda Nevillon: May 04, 2020In: News

The Daily Sun published its last print issue of the newspaper for regions other than Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West on Thursday. Read more

The Lockdown Chronicles #19: Lizard Slayer and the path less-travelled

Posted By: Gordon Mulleron: April 14, 2020In: Opinion

For every online reader to a newspaper, there are still 4.5 readers of the print-paper copy. For magazines that ratio slips to 2.8 print readers per online readers. Read more

We know our audience

Posted By: TMO Adson: April 05, 2020In: Newspapers, Partner Content

[PARTNER CONTENT] The Mail & Guardian has been at the forefront of breaking the most important news stories in South Africa, and was also among the first digital publishers in the world. Read more