Media corrections and our social reputations
by Herman Manson The modern news cycle has been diminished to a matter of minutes — even less on services like Twitter. And it seems to just keep speeding up. As newsrooms become increasingly hard pressed to produce news content quickly — very quickly — they find themselves facing an audience that demands near immediate reporting on events and expects that reporting to be factually correct. But journalists make mistakes too and maybe as a profession it has sold itself into... Read More
The most popular mobile phone in South Africa is …
by Arthur Goldstuck With the world’s attention on the Mobile World Congress and the very latest in smartphones, we ask: which is the most popular mobile phone in South Africa? You may never have heard of it. Mainstream media tend to be heavily focused on the very latest, very shiniest phones on the market, or on the very coolest apps that feed these phones. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, it is all about what can dazzle the most. As a result, no one seems... Read More
Design Indaba 2012: Where it’s at
by Herman Manson Cape Town is gearing up to host one of the world’s premier design conferences – the 2012 Design Indaba. Design Indaba regular and Pentagram partner Michael Bierut will MC this years’ event alongside Michelle Constant and Khaya Dlanga. The conference takes place 29 February-March 2012 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre and the expo (which is open to the general public) takes place 2-4 March 2012. You never quite know who will be... Read More
At last, co.za grows up
by Arthur Goldstuck After more than a decade of market demand, the process of co.za domain registration in South Africa has finally been modernised and the market for domain name registrations has been opened up. For the first time since website domain registration began in South Africa, a near-instant registration system has been introduced that allows for interactive control panel management and live registration detail updates. Until recently, anyone wanting to register a co.za... Read More
Rapport follows City Press with glossy magazine supplement launch
by Herman Manson Rapport has followed the path set out by City Press late last year by awarding its magazine supplement, My Tyd, to content marketing firm New Media. New Media launched i magazine for City Press in October 2011. The magazine, which has been distributed with the paper in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, aims to mimic the UK markets’ high-end Sunday magazine reads. Rapport approached New Media shortly after the launch of i, initially wanting to translate the magazine... Read More
