A selection of posts collating mainly international newspaper front pages from today, Friday, 6 December 2013, reporting the death of Tata Madiba, Nelson Mandela.
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#RIPMadiba: Newspaper front pages — South Africa
A selection of South African newspaper front pages today, Friday, 6 December 2013, reporting the death of Tata Madiba, Nelson Mandela.
#MagLoveTop10: Best SA covers of 2013 & the stories they tell
by MediaSlut (@MediaSlut) And the no. 1 South Africa magazine cover of 2013 goes to SA Rugby for its August 2013 cover, where it celebrated the massive contribution Nelson Mandela made to SA rugby! It could easily have been done in a cheesy way, but about 40 000 images were used to create this amazing collage of Madiba pictures to celebrate this “Memories of Madiba” issue.
Tata — a people’s prayer for a people’s hero 1918-2013
Tata — a people’s prayer for a people’s hero 1918-2013.
Smart Africa TV: Every1Mobile CEO on SmartSex and mobile community
by Russell Southwood (@BalancingActAfr) Algy Williams, CEO a Every1Mobile talks about its most used social community, SmartSex, which covers sexual health and relationships; the other nine communities it runs which cover — among other things — soccer, education, jobs, entertainment and creative writing; the mobile platforms these communities are available on; and the balance of originated and user-generated content.
MagLove: Chef Luke Dale-Roberts makes some waves
by MediaSlut (@mediaslut) The best international and local magazine covers this week: Dear., Oxford American, ELLE Singapore (Special Collector’s Edition: The Birthday Issue), The Look Book, ELLE LUXE Italy, Eat Out and DESTINY
Media defies govt over Nkandla photo ‘ban’
by Herman Manson (@marklives) The media in its broadest sense, from print to social media, has collectively defied the ministers of the ‘security cluster’ in the South African government who is claiming that is illegal to publish photographs of President Jacob Zuma’s taxpayer upgraded Nkandla home, by, well, publishing photographs of President Jacob Zuma’s taxpayer upgraded Nkandla home.
MagLove: How to make a magazine in 24 hours
by MediaSlut (@mediaslut) The best international and local magazine covers this week: Fricote, New York, Stylist (The 24-Hour Challenge special edition), Time Out London, My Tyd (Rapport) and SARIE.
ABC Analysis Q3 2013: Content marketing — the 1m club declines
by Herman Manson (@marklives) The latest ABC circulation results show that content marketing (custom magazines) titles lost some ground compared to the same reporting period a year ago – circulation fell to 12,395,274 from 13,427,811. Some 2,195,572 of these were paid for copies. In terms of circulation the DSTV magazines continues to dominate – they are the only magazines with a circulation of over a million.
ABC Magazine Round-up Q3 2013: Consumer mags lost more than 800k copies over 12 months
Extracts from the 3rd Quarter ABC presentation for magazine circulation figures.