Archive for the 'Loeries' Category

Last week saw top stories in the media relating to the jostling for editorial positions at various South Africa’s news publishers. At the Mail & Guardian, Ferial Haffajee’s shock resignation for the City Press sees Nic Dawes becoming the newspaper’s incoming editor-in-chief and at the Cape Times, Alide Dasnois, the former deputy editor, has become [...]

Local politicians and Government communicators should take note of the way the historic American election was fought by President-elect Barack Obama, especially the part that relied on the Internet, mobile phones and social media sites to encourage the youth, in particular, to vote. And it clearly worked. Facebook last week had people donating their ‘status’ [...]

Concerning the latest announcement regarding the possible change of host city/location for the 2009 Loeries, we are asking you, the industry, what your preferences are.
After reviewing a long list of possible towns, The Loerie Awards has invited these four host cities/locations to submit proposals to host the 2009 Awards ceremony. The tender deadline is the [...]

CLEVELAND, OHIO: Even though I’m on the other side of the world at present at the headquarters of the Trade, Association and Business Publications International (TABPI) in the States, I couldn’t help but follow my team’s Loerie coverage on the ground in Margate over this weekend and the usual associated industry shenanigans and excitement of [...]

Almost all former Loeries virgins have a story to tell about their first festival weekend in Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, but to date, I am still to come across one whose story entailed the possibility of going to prison for driving a rented car believed to be stolen. Thanks to Avis Car Rentals, my experience is definitely [...]

Ok ok, we all know by now that the partying for Loeries has begun before people even arrive at the airport - and then on the Saturday afternoon there’s the Velocity Films pool party - but if you’re a member of the media who either glued to a laptop posting up stories and trying to [...]

This year’s theme for the 30th annual Loeries award is “Make your mother proud”. Well, Mom has been very very very busy with all that knitting, crocheting and embroidery and her work is everywhere!!!
Hover with your mouse over the pics for the captions. Let me know if you can’t read some of the wordings of [...]