a The Media Report 2014 interview. Chris Roper, editor-in-chief of the Mail & Guardian, answers questions about editorial independence, honest information and offers deep insight into the M&G brand and future trajectory.
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Media Report: Gareth Cliff. Radio reinvented.
a The Media Report 2014 interview. Once l’enfant terrible of SA’s airwaves, Gareth Cliff caused a major stir when he left his former employer, 5FM, for the brave new world of streaming digital content. The result of Cliff’s digital content experiment? Some 500 000 listeners a month as of September 2014.
Media Report: The meaning of media independence
a The Media Report 2014 feature. Anton Harber writes on the fine balance that delivers autonomy in newsrooms, and enables journalists to produce more interesting, impactful and useful journalism.
Media Report: Advertising in Africa’s biggest economy
a The Media Report 2014 feature by Gugu Mtshali. The advertising industry in Nigeria has seen significant maturation in both creativity and execution during the past 10 years. As recently as 2008, television commercials and outdoor advertising were more predominantly foreign in format.
Media Report: The press freedom ‘hit parade’
a The Media Report 2014 feature by Jon Pienaar. Media freedom and open information are hallmarks of democracies. But even states that refer to themselves as democratic have resorted to curtailing press freedom in the name of ‘security’.