Archive for February, 2008

One of the biggest talking points this week, if not the biggest, in the media: the Free State University video. e.tv’s 3rd Degree is intending on screening the full length version on Tuesday, 4 March 2008, at 8pm. We’ve just put up a new poll – Should e.tv screen the racist video? Should the [...]

The irrepressible Gert Dumbar, graphic designer extraordinaire, hates marketers. He told the audience at Design Indaba this morning, Friday, 29 February 2008, that marketing driven design is a disease, probably emanating from America which is anyhow responsible for the evil of capitalism in his opinion!
Born and raised in Indonesia, he spent time in a Japanese [...]

At a press conference held this morning, Friday, 29 February 2008, Kaya FM announced that its MD Charlene Deacon will be leaving at the end of March. There is no replacement as yet. Deacon has agreed to stay on in a consulting capacity until a suitable candidate has been found. Look out for more on [...]

IFRA, a worldwide research and service organisation for the news publishing industry, today, Thursday, 28 February 2008, officially what is claims is the “first professional research tool for specialised searching on to [sic] the market”: IFRA Search – www.ifrasearch.com. Read more about it on Bizcommunity.com tomorrow.
Is this initiative trying to take on Google News?

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A culinary feast is the only way to describe ’s presentation at Design Indaba yesterday.
Food or ‘eating-design’ as her design work is described in the official bio, is too simple a way to describe what she does. A food magician… a soothsayer… maybe. How she works with food to produce a culinary cornucopia of flavours, [...]

I speak clearly… I write copious emails… I make lists… for event organisers and PROs when covering major events, particularly when we are media partners. Here is my list. Is this hard? Did I spell it wrong?

1. A chair
2. A table
3. A plug point

… And all in the same venue so we can hear and [...]

Llewellyn Kriel, the former sub-editor at the Sowetan who was fired by Avusa last year for revealing confidential company information on a blog, announced today that he has joined e.tv’s sub-editing and quality control department.

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