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Young media agency women want it all
They want it all and they want it soon. Fifteen women, aged between 23 and 28, and who work in media agencies share their goals, beliefs and needs. To encourage them to speak freely, The Media respects...
View ArticleA fundamental cornerstone in the industry
Harry Herber – director and former group CEO of The MediaShop – is the 2014 Media Agency Legend of the Year. Peta Krost Maunder profiles the legendary agency operator. There are few people in media...
View ArticleEdna Machirori: The Zimbabwean journalist who would not back down
Veteran journalist Edna Machirori exemplifies the courage of women under fire, writes Peta Krost Maunder in The Media. When life is hard, most cower under pressure, while a few – like Zimbabwean...
View ArticleThe ‘funny guy’ is making his mark
Wayne Bishop – managing director of PHD Johannesburg – is the 2014 Media Agency Rising Star. Peta Krost Maunder reports. Wayne Bishop is driven to put South African media on the international map and...
View Article‘New technology, new geography’
As the leaders of the country’s biggest media agency, Josh Dovey and Marco Santos talk to Peta Krost Maunder about the future of media agencies. Media Agencies in South Africa have to think smart to...
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Community media: You don’t get more hyper-local
Community media is essential for tackling grassroots issues. Peta Krost Maunder speaks to community media activist Nkopane Maphiri about the status of this sector. “Service delivery protests were...
View ArticleDeadline extended to nominate your top 40 under 40 media star
The deadline for nominations in this year’s Mint top 40 under 40s in the media has been extended until 10 January 2015. For many of our readers, it’s your annual time out. But perhaps now that you’ve...
View ArticleMedia moves: The Media magazine looking for journalist
I am looking for a journalist who is an exceptional writer and researcher, passionate about journalism and media, loves writing features and some investigative stories, but is also happy to do what it...
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The courage of cartoonists
Twelve journalists and cartoonists at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo died in an attack by Islamic extremists. Another cartoonist, Lars Vilks, known for his cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed was the...
View ArticleNewspapers’ online challenge: Making digital work
The biggest consideration in print media right now is how to make digital work for publications. Lisa MacLeod successfully took the Financial Times through this process. She speaks to Peta Krost...
View ArticleStop those mass press releases!
Fortunately there are PR folk who understand what the media needs, but there are so many more who don’t. Peta Krost Maunder vents her frustration at those who don’t. As another press release drops...
View ArticleDivided and divisive: Why is there so little African language media?
With the issue of language in the news at the moment, especially at institutes of higher learning, Peta Krost Maunder asks why English still dominates media after more than 20 years of a democracy with...
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