by Gill Moodie (@grubstreetSA) Two of the biggest news organisations operating in Africa – the BBC and Agence France-Presse (AFP) – are experimenting with different ways of covering and presenting the continent for the digital age.
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Minus Machine, Habari Media looks ahead
Amidst the recent flurry of activity around the launch of its new sister company, Machine, Habari Media continues on its way as one of the top digital sales houses in the country.
Media corrections and our social reputations
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.
ProJourn supports walk outs
Press statement: The Professional Journalists’ Association condemns ANC Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema’s recent inexcusable behaviour towards BBC journalist Jonah Fisher, whom he had evicted from a news conference, calling him “a bastard” and “a bloody agent”. [Watch the video here]
TopTV launches in SA
On Digital Media (ODM) has finally announced details of its multi-channel television brand TopTV. It offers the first real alternative to the DSTv monopoly. The service will see a staggered roll-out from May 2010 with pricing options ranging from R99 to R249 per month. It will be targeted at customers in LSM5-8.