July 13, 2009
By Simone Puterman in Editor's column, Loeries, WAN, advertising, press freedom | 0 comments
If there is one issue that has been in the spotlight for the past weeks and months, if not years, it’s the debacle at the SABC. We’ve had the Full Monty, from trips overseas to board meetings in luxury hotels to board members resigning in droves to a leader who apparently ‘sucks’ as a leader [...]
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February 2, 2009
By Simone Puterman in Editor's column, Marketing, Media, advertising, press freedom | 0 comments
I think we can all heave a sigh of relief that President Motlanthe has returned the Films & Publications Amendment Bill back to Parliament unsigned, much against the wishes of the ANC. This is a great step forward towards upholding our media freedom in South Africa, which will be featured later this year on Dutch [...]
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July 7, 2008
By Louise Marsland in Editor's column, Marketing, Media, press freedom | 0 comments
One of the most interesting and enjoyable media roundtables I attended recently was one organised by Shelagh Gastrow of Inyathelo to workshop the issue of defining philanthropy - and its crucial role in the maintenance of civil society - with key media and academics. The crux is to try instill a culture of philanthropy in [...]
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