Private Edition magazine - The Publishing Partnership Cape Town-based publisher, The Publishing Partnership (TPP) has announced the September launch of its new publication, Private Edition. Private Edition is a quarterly publication, edited by the award-winning Les Aupiais. It offers a window into the world of the understated wealthy. 6 Aug 2008 18:03
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Ingrid Corbett to helm Real Simple Ingrid Corbett has taken over the reins as editor of Real Simple, effective 1 August 2008, publisher 8 Ink Media announced yesterday, Tuesday, 5 August 2008. Kerryn Fischer, who held the position since the launch edition in December 2005, remains with 8 Ink as editorial director and editor of National Geographic Traveler, which will launch locally in October this year. 6 Aug 2008 09:35
Magazine brand extension for music channel DStv music channel MK recently appointed design and publishing consultancy The President to launch an ‘unconventional' magazine concept, targeting youth between 18 - 24. The editor of the new publication is Hunter Kennedy, guitarist and lyricist for the revolutionary Afrikaans rock band, Fokofpolisiekar. 6 Aug 2008 08:44
Call to enter SAB's green journo awards Entries for the 20th SAB Environmental Journalists of the Year Awards close on 1 September 2008. Over the past 19 years, these awards have been established as one of the most prestigious awards for journalists covering crucial developments in the environmental arena. 1 Aug 2008 08:34
Publisher for motor show's official programme announced Cars in Action magazine will publish the official programme for the Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS) . Sister title Bakkie & Truck Action will likewise double as the official programme for JIMS' Commercial Vehicle aspect. 1 Aug 2008 08:29
We are all wire-service journalists today [Louise Marsland] KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI: Have you heard the one about the sports journalist who called the newsroom of his newspaper to tell them the ballgame was cancelled due to an earthquake and since nothing much was happening, he was pushing off for a beer? That was the '80s, when things like mobile phones weren't around as media tools and citizens weren't also journalists. But a story was still a story and the pressure to deliver daily news is greater than ever - across all media disciplines. 31 Jul 2008 11:15
IMFSA warns of con man The International Media Forum of South Africa (IMFSA) yesterday, Wednesday, 30 July 2008, issued a general alert that a David Olkers of DO Media or David Olkers Media has been claiming to be a publisher of a review of IMFSA in conjunction with BDFM Group publications and Cape Media Corporation publications, in particular Business Day, Financial Mail, Leadership and Black Business Quarterly. 31 Jul 2008 09:10
2008 Vodacom Women in The Media winners Talk Radio 702 station manager Phaladi Gwangwa was the overall winner of this year's Vodacom Women in The Media Awards, Redi Direko was presented with the Vodacom Rising Star Award and veteran journalist and well-known social columnist Gwen Gill received the Lifetime Achievement Award. The awards took place yesterday, Tuesday, 29 July 2008, in Johannesburg. 30 Jul 2008 11:18
Mpumalanga tourism title contract awarded An empowerment consortium led by grassroots publisher HomeGrown Magazines has been awarded a three-year exclusive licence to publish Mpumalanga's official tourism magazine. HomeGrown JV will publish the Mpumalanga Tourism & Parks Agency (MTPA)'s Sunrise magazine and affiliated products launching with a Spring 2008 edition and running until July 2011 - covering the crucial period over the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 30 Jul 2008 11:07
Win BlackBerry smartphones with heat magazine's brand-new website - UCM Over the past six months editorial staff at heat have devoted time and energy to creating a constantly updated website at heat.co.za, where all the latest-breaking celebrity news could be accommodated immediately. After all, heat's positioning as South Africa's premier celebrity news brand means it needs to be number one in print as well as digital. 29 Jul 2008 10:29
News for the boyz Newsstands are crowded with successful magazines aimed at teenage girls, but there are few, if any, general interest magazines for teenage boys, and yet there are over 4.75 million young men in this demographic in South Africa. With this in mind, DevAd Publishing & Promotions is launching Boyz Only magazine, targeted at young men between the ages of 10 and 18. 28 Jul 2008 15:31