Archive for the 'International Media Forum' Category

Apart from all the complaints on copy pitches not relevant to their media and the invisible government communicators in South Africa, David Wickenden, senior VP of Fleishman-Hillard, gave some interesting insight on how the media world has changed, meaning that the jobs of communicators have to change.
His key insights (more in depth on Bizcommunity later) [...]

It may have taken a week, but finally the stunned silence it seems most of our leaders descended into has been broken. ANC deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe gave a strong message to foreign and local journalists and communicators this morning, Thursday, 22 May 2008, at the International Media Forum in Johannesburg, not just condemning the [...]

The Economist’s Africa correspondent Caroline Lambert gave a refreshingly simple and honest presentation, which tinged on desperation sometimes, but echoed the universal frustrations of all of us working journalists.
Her comments were mostly directed at government communicators, as this is a major target of the International Media Forum here in Johannesburg , and as an international [...]

South Africa was receiving a fair amount of attention in the media internationally and much of it not all that positive – but we are also not capitalising on positive stories like the 2010 FIFA World Cup enough, either.
This was the view of Wadim Schreiner from Media Tenor at the International Media Forum at The [...]

Essop Pahad, Minister in the Presidency, was first up at the prestigious International Media Forum in South Africa today, Wednesday 21 May 2008. Addressing local and international media gathered in Johannesburg he urged condemnation in the strongest terms of the xenophobic acts which had led to death and destruction. “We need to understand it… xenophobia [...]

Tomorrow, Wednesday 21 May 2008, and Thursday 22 May is the second International Media Forum South Africa, being held at the forum | the campus in Bryanston, Johannesburg, and the Bizcommunity.com team will be out in full force, reporting and blogging on this important event which “brings together senior editors from the world’s most important [...]

Great news! The organisers of the International Media Forum, running 21 - 22 May 2008, have extended its 15% discount for Bizcommunity.com readers who book before 20 May - a saving of over R1500 per ticket.
International editors of top world media and some of the world’s most experienced communicators and brand builders are in the [...]