George W Bush – a retrospective in magazine covers
Category archives: Media
Christian Science Monitor drops print for the Web
The 100 year old Christian Science Monitor will abandon its daily print edition next year in favour of its website and a weekly print title.
On the bright side…
The latest edition of Newsweek features this rather bright cover in the midst of all the current doom and gloom.
Just call them the 702s.
It’s a party (kind off)!
Brainy ads for top magazines in US
The New York Times just ran a story on advertising produced by “for thoughtful readers” like The Economist, The Atlantic and The New Yorker. Firstly, don’t you just love the industry positioning, a magazine for thoughtful readers?
Who blogs? asks Technorati
Technorati recently released its State of the Blogosphere 2008 report. The site surveyed bloggers on the why and how of blogging with some interesting results.
The Brand Bubble – The Looming Brand Crisis and How to Avoid It
Data from the world’s largest study of consumer attitudes and perceptions on brands reveals that investors are increasingly overvaluing brands while at the same time consumers are losing trust and interest in them. Considering that a third of shareholder value is brand value, this growing disconnect should be of urgent concern to CEOs, marketers, analysts and investors.
Best US magazine covers of 08
The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) has announced the finalists for 2008’s best US magazine cover contest. We look forward to see local covers getting some attention when the PICA awards release its list of SA finalists.
Front pages from some Sunday newspapers
The Sunday Newspapers says Mbeki is history.
But has Zapiro gone far enough?
Zapiro asks how far will Zuma and his allies go in undermining our legal system for self gain and then suggests the answer. It is a legitimate if shocking comment on the current state of power politics in the country.